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Spalding's Athletic Library 

How to Play Second 
Base 



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No. 202—Hoiv to Play Base Ball. 

No. 219— Ready Reekoner of Base Ball Percentages. 

No. 220—Spaldings Official Base Ball Guide for 1905. 

No. 223— How to Bat. 

No. 224—H02U to Play the Outfield. 

No. 225—H02U to Play First Base. 

No. 226—Hozv to Play Second Base. 

No. 227— How to Play Third Base. 

No. 22S—H0ZV to Play Shortstop, 

No. 229— How to Catch. 

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No. 231 — Ho2(.> to Umpire; Hozu to Coach; Hozv to Captain 
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INTRODUCTION 

By many base ball men, secord base is considered the easiest 
of the infield positions to play, with the exception of first base. 
The chief reason for this impression is that the drives the second 
baseman must handle are seldom so hot as those the third base- 
man and shortstop receive, while he has less of the onerous duty 
of throwing long distances. The shortstop and third baseman 
have to field the ball over greater reaches of ground than the 
second baseman, and from the very nature of their positions, 
must make their throws more rapidly. 

For a natural ball player, second base involves less wear and 
tear than the other infield positions, and the hfe on the diamond 
of players in this berth is usually of more considerable duration. 
The strain on the arms is not nearly so great and this essential 
to an infielder is often overworked and ruined early in the careers 
of shortstops and third basemen. 

Nevertheless the second baseman's position, with reference to 
its relation to the infield work, is second only to the shortstop's 
and many authorities consider it even more important. Unques- 
tionably, however, more is required of the shortstop, as he has 
to do almost everything the second baseman has under more 
trying conditions. 

What has been said regarding physical conformation as applied 
to shortstops is equally adapted to second basemen, and no par- 
ticular build is required of men in this position, though the 
average type may be considered as low in stature and very ac- 
tive of foot. 

There are two things that stand out as essentials of the second 
baseman— ability to use the underhand throw and certainty of 
handling grounders on the left side. 

Frequently hits to the second baseman are slow, and the ball 




BOBBY LOWE. 
For years Lowe has enjoyed the reputation of being one of the most 
expert infielders in the national game. The photograph depicts 
him making a sensational catch of a high line hit. 



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must be snapped to the first baseman ahnost as it is received. 
The throw, coming from close quarters, is the more easily 
missed by the first baseman if it is not perfect, owing to its 
greater force, than throws coming from longer distances, as 
from third and short. Moreover, when the first baseman docs 
miss, the ball is likely to roll to the stands before it stops, per- 
haps benefitting the runner an extra base. 

As advised in the articles in connection w^ith third base and 
shortstop, constant practice in this feature — underhand throw- 
ing, is essential to insure absolute accuracy. 

Ability to field on the left hand is particularly essential when 
the first baseman is tied up with a runner on the bag. Under 
such conditions it is up to the second baseman to cover a world 
of ground and generally on his weakest side. 

Under such circumstances it is advisable to play deep so as 
to have a greater latitude of action. The second baseman has 
one great advantage over the third baseman in this respect, inas- 
much as when a ball is hit to him, it is coming in the direction 
the runner is traveling, while when hit to the third corner the 
runner is traveling away from a ball. This has an appreciable 
time effect on the result of plays and the fact that the ball gets 
to the third baseman more quickly as a rule does not entirely 
offset the difference, for he still has the long, accurate throw to 
make. 

As a rule, the second baseman's throw is the easiest of all 
the infielders, and his chief attention should be devoted to 
the underhand practice. An occasional throw to home from 
second in case of a double steal or other situation, may come 
up to him, but these are the exception and not the rule. 

The technicalities of fielding the position are explained in " How 
to Play Shortstop" (No. 228 of the Spalding Athletic Library 
series), and are not fundamentally different for the second basemen. 

Nothing but constant practice along the lines suggested in 
these articles will result in anything like finished playing. No 
matter how naturally good a player may be it takes hard work 
to keep on edge, and no aspirant for base ball honors will do 




kavmj-:k. 

Boston National League club's second baseman, shutting off a 
wild throw by a sensati( nal one-hand catch. 



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well to neglect his daily workouts in season. Have batters hit 
to you on your left side so that you will perfect yourself in this 
department, work the underhand throw to first as often as the 
opportunity presents and keep in good condition. Without this 
there is nothing. 

The second baseman, as well as any other member of a base 
ball club, must be in shape to do his best. If a man is to be 
relied upon his manager wants to count upon him for doing cer- 
tain things all the time, and not occasionally. The man who 
lapses from condition occasionally is drawing a salary for some- 
thing he does not earn. 

The best advice that can be given infielders, especially second 
basemen, shortstops and third basemen, is to forget there is such 
a thing as an error column. Try for everything and let nothing 
that seems possible, however remotely so, get away without your 
best efforts to stop it. A shirk can never make a first rate 
player. 

The second baseman, like the shortstop, needs a quick working 
brain. There are times when a hair will turn the balance for 
or against an important play and hesitation is fatal. 

Be sure and have a distinct understanding with your team 
mates, more especially with the pitcher, catcher and shortstop. 
Various methods are used for determining who shall cover 
second base on throws from the catcher, and one is as good as 
another. 




LAJOIE. 

His feet are set firmly on the ground 1)efore throwing, and he 

keeps the ball high, with an overhand motion. 



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BY NAPOLEON LAJOIE 

Although I played shortstop with fair success, second base is 
the position I first held down with best results. While I con- 
sider shortstop a very important position in the game, second 
base is scarcely less so. The shortstop and third basemen have 
to work harder with their throws, but in other respects the 
second baseman has his time filled up taking care of grounders 
on the wrong side of him, watching the base, doing his utmost 
to turn double plays and in a variety of duties. 

It is not everybody that should try to play second base. A 
very fast man with extremely long arms makes the ideal player. 
Short legs may have the same effect as the long arms, and that 
is to bring the reach of the fielder closer to the ground so that 
he may field the ball without slacking his speed either on the 
pickup or the throw. 

For here again the old principle of saving that fraction of a 
second is everything to the fielder in cutting off runners at first. 
Where a short armed player is compelled to stop, bend to the 
ground, straighten up and throw, the long armed fellow scoops 
the ball up without a serious interruotion of his progress and 
gets it away a good half a second before the other fellow. This 
may not seem much until you come to figure it out. Try it. 
1\:» first liase from heme is 90 feet. You read about all sorts of 
phenomenal times in making this distance; but the runner who 
covers it in say even five seconds, is going some. Say the average 
is 4>^ seconds; that means the runner is moving at an average 
rate of 20 feet a second. Thus, a variation of a half second 
in the time of fielding a ball to first base means a discrepanc)' 
of 10 feet in catching the runner. So even the scantest fraction 
of a second may determine whether the fielder has nailed his 
man or not. Every ounce of effort at every stage of the play 




JOHN EVERS. 

Sensational midget second baseman for the Chicago National 
League club. Although he has not attained his majority he is one 
of the most skillful players in the game. 



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should be exerted by the second baseman in order that no 
particle of time, however nnnnte, be sacrificed. Of course the 
fielder may save himself on a slow runner. 

I am told that this feature has been brought in other lessons 
in this publication, but the time-saving factor cannot be too 
strongly put or too often reiterated. It is the whole defensive 
game. Why a fifth of a second means a latitude of two feet 
to the base runner. Consider this, you amateurs who leisurely 
place yourself in the way of a bounder and take time to get 
a graceful pose while you throw the ball. 

Another advantage the long-armed or short-legged man has 
in playing second base is that there is less danger of falling. 
The second baseman has much fielding to do on the awkward 
side, the left. For the short-armed man, who must make fast 
time to get to drives between him and first, there is great danger 
that in reaching too far for the drive he will lose his balance. 
The reach here is a most important factor. 

But this is a mere matter of physical construction. While this 
is important it has been proven that physical conformation in 
this respect can be occasionally disregarded if the player has 
extreme aptitude for the requirements of his place. 

At second base these are especially : 

1. To cover a world of ground, both on grounders and on 
short flies to the outfield. 

2. To field balls on either side while under full headway. 

3. To be able to throw accurately underhanded. 

Unless a player is certain of himself on these points he has 
no business aspiring to be a second baseman. There are too 
many men who are capable in these particulars for managers to 
long try experiments with doubtful quantities. And yet wdien it 
comes right down to hard fact, there are fewer players in the 
business wdio are making great names at second base than in 
perhaps any other infield position. It testifies to the severe 
requirements of those who hold this berth on a ball team. 

To begin at the rudiments : As in the shortstop's case, I al- 
ways play well back in the field, though this, is modified by con- 







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ditions. These involve the hatter and the piteher. As to the first 
it lias heen ni}^ poHcy to keep in touch with what the man in 
tJie hox is going to send up to the hatter. It does not always 
happen that a hit ball goes where you figure it ought to, just 
because a certain ball was thrown the hitter; but it does happen 
a reasonable number of times. Thus, for a left-hand batter 
being served a certain kind of ball you would have to place 
yourself in entirely a different position with reference to the 
base than if a right-hand man were up. Ihen, too, the fact 
of the base being occupied or unoccupied makes a great difference 
in where you place yotirself. Instructions cannot be orally given 
players on these points. They are a matter of judgment, de- 
pending entirely on the individual. In the main, however, play 
deep. You stand a much better chance all around of getting the 
ball safely to first. 

The pitcher, too, is an important factor in governing the 
manner of holding down second. For a weak fielding pitcher 
the basemen should play closer in, in order to get medium balls 
which are knocked through the box. 

But playing deep field, if you find the ball is not coming fast 
enough go in to meet it and smother it if you find it coming 
wnth a shoot. No player, however, can make up his mind exactly 
how to take a ball until it is very close on him. If a player per- 
mits himself to "set" for a ball, it may take an unexpected bound 
at the last second and go clear of the hands. 

The second baseman's duties are so interlaced with those of 
the shortstop and right fielder that it is well for these three 
parties to come to a definite understanding on the subject. Of 
course wdth all teams that have played together for any length 
of time this matter is adjusted early; l)ut when a player breaks 
into the second base position with a lot of strange players he 
should have a distinct understanding at the outset. 



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COVERING THE BAG 

If your right fielder knows he can rely upon you for a certam 
effort on short flies to his territory it will save him a great deal 
of unnecessary running, and possibly an occasional collision. On 
the other side, it is necessary for the shortstop and second base- 
man to reach an agreement as to covering the bag. This is 
such a delicate matter that practice and conditions will have 
to govern. Occasionally the catcher tips off which is to cover. 
If a hard and fast rule is made, the enemy is apt to discover it 
and the batters hit through the open place. 

Of course there are general rules for covering the bag when 
the ball is hit. It is a second nature, under such circumstances, 
for the shortstop to handle the throw, if there is a runner on 
first and the ball is hit to the left of the pitcher. Likewise, it 
is the second baseman's place to hustle to the bag to get the 
throw if the ball is hit to the right of the pitcher. 

Under these last conditions the shortstop can be of material 
help to the second baseman, who is receiving the throw on the 
force out. Naturally, no throw should ever be made where 
there is not a chance to get the runner, and the shortstop can 
advise the second baseman wdiether it is wise for him to try 
for a double at first. If he signs to throw, you know there is a 
good chance to get the man. In turning, step in front of the 
base so as to get clear of the runner coming down the line. 
In letting go of the ball pay no attention to the runner, however, 
as it is his duty to take care of himself under the circumstances. 
He will not be over anxious to get hit with the ball. By step- 
ping to the front of the plate, however, you can usually avoid 
having your throw blocked in case the runner is right on top 
of the base. 

In fielding short flies, the second baseman should run in the 



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general direction of the hit, after getting one glance, trusting 
to the outfielder to coach him on the time to turn and make a 
catch. The fielder is in a nmch hetter position to judge the 
hall, as a rule, than the second haseman. 

The interworking of the catcher and second baseman plays 
several parts during the game. This comes in on all throws 
to second, whether to stop a steal, to head ofi" a player too far 
from the base, or to bluff a man on third into running home. 
As for the first two, it is only necessary for the catcher to know 
which of the pair is to protect the base, to determine his throw. 
For the double steal proposition, however, no little practice is 
required. This is attempted with a man on first and another 
on third. The first goes down to draw the fire of the catcher. 
The latter throws the ball, ostensil)ly to catch the runner at 
second, while tlie man on third makes a dash for home, trust- 
ing to beat the return. The play requires the second baseman to 
run in on the short throw immediately he gets the signal, tak- 
ing the ball a short distance behind the pitcher's box, and getting 
it, there-fore, in time to return it home to head off the runner 
about to score. The play requires much practice and an accurate 
throwing catcher. 

The second baseman, less often that the third or shortstop, 
has to deal with men caught between the bases in run-ups. He 
is called upon to assist in cases properly in the territor}- of 
the other basemen frequently, however. There is one sure way 
to catch a man between the bases and it is the way by which 
nine out of ten are handled. That is to threaten the runner 
with the ball until you have him chasing down the line at full 
speed. Then throw the ball. The runner will have up too 
much speed to reverse his movement readily, to the end that 
the man who receives the ball can run him down. 

Playing the bag on hits to the shortstop or third baseman or 
pitcher has its little niceties which experience and practice will 
soon teach. 

As stated before, the baseman ought to move instantly he 
observes the ball to be hit in another part of the infield than 



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his territory. To be at the bag as soon as possible is the first 
principle, as it will help the throw from short or third and every 
fraction counts in double plays, as elsewhere in the game. 

When taking the catcher's effort to nail a base runner com- 
ing down from first, stand to the left of the bag. Nearly every 
runner will attempt to get into the base behind the baseman 
and every inch you can gain on him will help when the um- 
pire's decision is handed down. Never make your play to tag 
a man twice, if you think you have missed, unless the runner 
is palpably off the bag so that the umpire can see it clearly. You 
will prejudice your own chances with the umpire by repeating 
on a close effort. 

The second baseman's arm gets off very lightly, as compared 
with the arms of other infielders, with the possiljle exception of 
the first baseman. Most of the throw^s made by the second 
baseman are to first, and then on balls fielded from his left 
side and consequently only a short throw from the destination. 
There is one thing the second baseman must practice and be- 
come proficient in, however, and that is throwing underhanded. 
With the runner coming down the line in the same general 
direction as the ball, he is gaining time on you all the while and 
even though you are close to the base, there is seldom a time 
when the second sackcr has time to straighten up and throw. 
The underhand throw is the thing to cultivate and it will save 
many a second in a game, at times when fractions are vital. 

The second baseman has plenty of chance to distinguish him- 
self. The fact that so few names are handed down to history 
as having brilliantly occupied this berth ought to show some- 
thing of its difficulty. There is this to say about it, however, 
that there is less wear and tear on second basemen and their 
base ball lives are, as a rule, much longer than those of other 
infielders. 



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BY CLARENCE RITCHEY 

It has been said that the left side is the feature of the second 
baseman that should be particularly strong; but I find that 
there is more demand for hard infielding and difficult work 
on the other side of the body in this position. Many is the hit 
that just skirts second, and then the long hard run for it, and the 
remarkable throw that must be made to stop the runner will 
require the utmost that is in the player. 

As a rule, however, the position is not an extremely difficult 
one, as compared to third base and shortstop, though it is 
equally as important, if not even more so, than the two named. 

The second baseman's principal asset is his throwing ability — 
that is, after his accuracy in fielding. The quick, accurate de- 
liveries from awkward positions, both to first base and home, 
require something more of this position than is the case with 
other infield jobs, while the same fast work is exacted of him 
in the double plays. 

Every man in his position should be a student of men and 
conditions if he wants to make a success. Some advocate per- 
petual hurry all the time; but all is not hurry, even in a base 
1)all infield. The second l)aseman, at least. T have found it, by 
sizing up the batter or the runner, by noting carefully conditions 
previous to a play, in other words, by anticipating what is going 
to happen, can frequently turn a trick that would otherwise be 
hard. The "never lose an instant" idea would have a man dash 
in on a ball, take a chance of hobbling it in order to smother it 
early and get it away quickly, only to find that he has beaten 
the runner about two full seconds, simply because the latter 
could not run to first base in less than five seconds. 

This is wasted energy. 

Thus, if you are sure of your runner, and the hit is easy, a 



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player can rest up by taking it easy. An argument in favor of 
this is that many a mistake is made through too great a desire 
to get the task done. The man who can judge exactly the 
amount of time he has to perform his task in, is the man who 
is sure of a base ball career. He can play slowly for the slow, 
and save himself for the speedy. And for some of these he 
will have to move very fast as there are runners in the game 
who will make a fielder hurry even if the ball comes perfectly. 

The best thing a youngster who would break into the game 
can do is to practice with experienced men. It is hard to tell 
anybody what to do in mere words. Illustrating is everything 
in base ball. 

Briefly, however, a player must absolutely perfect his throwing 
from all angles ; must be an accurate fielder on both sides ; and 
must practice short, hard flies over and behind him and out 
of reach of the right fielder. These are the principal essentials 
to the second baseman. 




KID GLEASON, 
Philadelphia National League second baseman, waiting for a 
throw. In spite of his many years of service he is one cf the 
fastest basemen m the game, covering a great deal of ground and 
making but few misplays. 



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BY WILLIAM GLEASON 

Throw, throw, throw ! 

Having done this, still throw. 

Then you must field, field, field! And, having done this, prac- 
tice fielding some more. 

Then study combination plays with the shortstop. Then work 
out awhile with your catcher. Then practice putting the ball on 
the base runner. Then stir out and snatch a few^ pop flies that 
are just where the blue of heaven is so dazzling you can't see the 
ball, and where your neck cracks as you run backwards looking 
for them. 

Then for a change, throw, throw, throw ! 

All this, if you want to be a second baseman. The position 
requires speed and accuracy in two things especially — fielding 
and throwing. The positions for the latter are always awkward, 
and the chances, in case of the former, are nearly always diffi- 
cult. 

Too much practice in backhand and underhand throwing is 
impossible. With the runner coming in the same direction as 
the ball is hit, a fraction of a second of your time for handling 
the ball is already knocked off. With the ball half the time hit 
away from the first base, and the direction of your run being 
therefore away from the destination of your throw, not the small- 
est fraction of time can be lost in getting the sphere to first. 
If the rtmner is fast and the hit near second base and slow% 
it is nearly impossible to field it to first in time to retire the 
runner. 

It is not for any one man to tell another how to do these 
things. He can tell how he does them, but in many cases the 
individual peculiarities of the player instructed are such that 
he can do the same things better another way. 



^6 Spalding' s Athletic Library. 

Personally, I think second base not a remarkably difficult 
position to play, after manual accuracy has been developed. A 
great deal of responsibility is present, but the position breaks u]) 
fewer men than almost any other in the business. 

There are a few general directions that may be given, how- 
ever. In regard to fielding, I observe the following rules : 

1. Always keep in front of the ball. 

2. Always go in to meet the ball. 

3. When running to the right, pick up the ball with the left hand. 

4. Unless there is plenty of time, always throw on the run, 
especially in going away from first after a chance. 

5. Return a throw to the catcher underhanded, to stop a double 
steal. 

6. Take your cue for a double play from the man who fields 
you the ball. 

7. Pay no attention to the runner to second in trying for a 
double at first. 

8. Step into the diamond, before making your throw to first. 

9. Never throw the ball unless your chance of catching the 
runner is good. 

10. In receiving a throw to stop a steal, step to the left and 
back, to prevent a slip in behind you. 

11. If 3^ou fear a collision, turn your hip well braced, in the 
direction of the runner. 

12. Avoid injuring a runner by unnecessax'y roughness, in pro- 
tecting yourself. 

13. Have the catcher or others who throw to you aim to 
reach you about shoulder high — you are then in a better posi- 
tion to return a throw. 

14. Where time is scarce, scoop the ball to the man covering 
the bag with the same motion that you field it. 

15. Trap a ball in an almost perpendicular position, with the 
heel of the hand toward the field. 

Second basemen for the most part are natural players and I 
would not advise any one who finds extreme difficulty in mas- 
tering the rudiments to persist in his efforts to fill the position. 



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The first requisite of a ball player is, of course, the ball and bat. The 
Spalding Official League Ball has been used exclusively by the National 
League, minor leagues, and by all intercollegiate and other associations 
for over a quarter of a century, and is beyond all question the most per- 
fect base ball that has ever been produced. It is backed up by an absolute 
guarantee to last through one continuous match game without ripping or 
losmg Its shape. The Spalding Official League Ball is sold bv all first- 
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each. 

For boys' use especially, there is a smaller size, called Spalding's Official 
Boys' League Ball, v^rhich combines all the qualities of the Official ball, 
and IS just as earefully made. It is especially designed for junior clubs 
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this ball is used will be recognized as legal games, the same as if played 
with the Official League Ball. The Official Boys' League Ball costs 
75 cents. 

Other balls which give good satisfaction are the Double Seam Ball, $1.25; 
'Varsity League, $1.00; Interscholastic League — a smaller size of the 
'Varsity — 50 cents, and so on down in price. Every team, however, should 
practice with the official ball, thereby accustoming themselves to its use 
when called upon to play match games. 



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properly balanced bat of only the best material and workman- 
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doors in order to insure the proper resiliency and driving 
power, and should be of a correct model to properly balance 
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even distribution of weight over the whole length than is 
possible under the old construction, and for certain kinds of 
play the bat is practically invaluable. 

^^ John J. McGraw, Manager of the New York club, says : 
" For a long time I have been trying to find a bat that would 
balance when choking. Not until I used the Mushroom Bat, 
invented by Jack Pickett, have I found a bat that was up to 
my idea. It is used exclusively by the New York players." 

James J. Callahan, of the Chicago American League club, says : " In 
all my experience as a ball player I have not found a more satisfactory 
bat than the Spalding Mushroom Bat. The timber is the best I have seen 
and the balance and model are perfect," 

Wm. Gleason, Captain Philadelphia National League club, says: "No 



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bat has given me such good service as the Spalding Mushroom Bat. 
Quality and balance are perfect." 

Charles A. Comiskey, President of the Chicago American League club, 
says: "The Spalding Mushroom Bat i-eceives my hearty endorsement. 
My experience as a ball player enables me to thoroughly appreciate its 
good qualities." 

James F. Slagle, John Evers. F. L. Chance, J. Kling, J. McCarthy. Joe 
Tinker, Dr. J. P. Casey, D. Jones, of the Chicago National League club, 
all say that they have never used a more satisfactory bat. The price of 
the taped or plain Mushroom is $1.00. 

Spalding's Trade Marked Bats rank next to the Mushroom 
Bat in point of excellence and are made with the greatest 
care and thoroughly seasoned. They are as follows : Wagon 
Tongue Ash Bat, League quality, special finish, spotted burn- |[ 3 
ing, 50 cents; Black End Axletree Bat, finest straight grained 
ash, tape- wound handle, 25 cents; Black Band Bat, extra 
quality ash, 25 cents ; Junior League Bat. extra quality ash, 
spotted burning, 25 cents ; Boys' Bat, selected quality ash, 
polished and varnished, antique finish, 10 cents ; Youths' Bat, 
good quality, 5 cents. 

In catchers' masks, the best made is 
is Spalding's Sun Protecting Mask, 
which is made of finest steel wire, 
extra heavily enamelled, and which 
protects the eye without obstructing 
the view; it sells for $4.00. 

Spalding's Neck Protecting Mask is 
made of finest steel wire, extra heavy 
and black enamelled to prevent re- 
flection of light; the patent neck ex- 
tension affords absolute protection to 
the neck, the price is $3.00. The 
Special League Mask costs $2.50, and 
then there are cheaper ones, at still 
lower prices. 
Every catcher needs a mitt and he has the greatest variety 
to choose from. The very best mitt made is Spalding's 

Perfection" which is cer- 
tainly an object of art in 
its line. The leather is of 
finest quality calfskin, pad- 
ding of best hair felt ob- 
tainable and every other 
detail of manufacture has 
been carefully considered, 
including patent lace back 
with rawhide lacing. 
Thumb is reinforced and 
laced, double row of stitch- 
ing on heel pad and strap- 
and-buckle fastening at 
back. It costs $6.00. 

For professional use 
Spalding's are now making 
a special professional 

catcher's mitt which is a Professional 

duplicate of their Perfec- 
tion," but slightly smaller in size, having no heel pad, and the face of 
the mitt is covered with the finest ouality of white buck specially selected. 
The padding in this professional mitt is in accordance with the ideas of 
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Spalding's League Mitt is made of special tanned leather, very soft and 
pliable, heavily padded. It costs $4.00. 

In Spalding's No. Mitt the face, sides and finger-piece are made of 
velvet tanned boulevard and the back of selected asbestos buck, well pad- 
ded. $2.50. 

Spalding's "Decker Patent" Mitt, made same as the No. Mitt, with 
the addition of a heavy piece of sole leather on back for extra protection 
to the hand and fingers. $3.00. 

Spalding's No. OA Mitt is extra large and heavily padded, and is ex- 
tremely well made of velvet tanned boulevard and special tanned leather 
finger-piece and back. $2.00. 

Spalding's Amateur Mitt is made of extra quality asbestos buck, per- 
spiration proof, extremely tough and durable. This is a very popular 
mitt. $1.50. 

The face and finger-piece of Spalding's No. C Mitt is made of special 
velvet tanned brown leather, sides and back of firm tanned leather. $1.00. 

The foregoing mitts are all equipped with strap-and-buckle fastening 
at back, have double row of stitching on heel pad, are reinforced and 
laced at thumb, and with patent laced back as an additional feature con- 
stitute absolutely the highest grade line of mitts ever manufactured. All 
styles are made in rights and lefts. 

Spalding's Youths' Mitt No. AB is made with extra quality white buck, 
face and finger-piece extremely tough and durable; well padded; rein- 
forced and laced at thumb and double row of stitching on heel pad; patent 
lace back; strap-and-buckle fastening at back. $1.00. 

Spalding's Practice Mitt is made of specially 
firm tanned oak leather, easy fitting, patent lace 
back. None better for practice. No. B, $1.00. 

Spalding's Youths' Mitt No.CC. Face and finger- 
piece velvet tanned brown leather, sides and back 
firm tanned leather; reinforced and laced at thumb; 
double row of stitching on heel pad; patent lace 
back; strap-and-buckle fastening. 50 cents. 

Spalding's Youths' Mitt No. BB is a great favor- 
ite, made of extra quality firm tanned oak leather; 
well padded and substantially made; double row of 
stitching on heel pad; reinforced and laced at 
thumb; patent lace back; strap-and-buckle fastening at back. 50 cents. 

Spalding's No. 4 Mitt. Men's size. Firm tanned leather; extra heavily 
padded; reinforced and laced at thumb joint and double row of stitching 
on heel pad, 50 cents. 

Spalding's Junior Mitt is the most popular mitt made; the face and back 
are made of asbestos buck; well padded; laced thumb; double row of 
stitching on heel pad; patent lace back. No. CB. Each, 25 cents. 

Spalding's No. 5 Mitt. Improved style; face and 
back made of asbestos buck; laced thumb; well 
padded and double row of stitching on heel pad. 
Each, 25 cents. Spalding's No. 7 Mitt has a face 
of asbestos buck and canvas back; it is a good size 
and well padded. Each, 10 cents. 

A most necessary part of a catcher's equipment 
is a body protector. Spalding's Inflated Body Pro- 
tectors are the only practical device for the pro- 
tection of catchers and and umpires. They are 
made of best rubber, inflated with air; light and 
pliable. The lower part of these protectors are 
hinged, so that they do not interfere with the 
catcher in bending over. When not in use they 
may be deflated and the protector rolled in a very 
small space; Special Quality covering of extra fine 
material. No. 2-0, Each, $7.50. League Catchers' 
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Catchers' Protector No. 1, $3.50; Boys' Catchers' Protector No. 2. $2.00, 

Umpires' Body Protectors are made to order only. A pattern showing 

exact size and shape required must be sent with order. They cost $10.00. 

For the first baseman there is a choice of five styles of mitts, as follows: 

Spalding's No. BX Mitt, made of fine selected 
and specially tanned calfskin, extremely well made 
throughout and padded to meet the special re- 
quirements of a baseman's mitt; laced all around 
and strap-and-buckle fastening at back; double 
row of stitching on heel pad. $4.00. 

The No. BXS Mitt is composed of same quality 
materials and workmanship as in the No. BX 
First Basemen's Mitt. It has no heel pad and is 
made up especially for professional use. $4.00. 

No. CX Mitt, is made on same lines as No. BX; 
face of specially tanned drab leather, extra well 
padded at wrist and thumb; laced all around and 
strap-and-buckle fastening at back; double row of 
stitching on heel pad. $2.00. 

No. DX Mitt, a good article at a moderate price; made of oak tan spe- 
cially selected leather, laced all around and strap-and-buckle fastening at 
back; a very easy fitting mitt. $1.50. 

No. EX Mitt is an excellent mitt for boys; made of good quality white 
leather, laced all around and strap-and-buckle fastening at back; suitably- 
padded and will give very good service. $1.00. 





The Infielders have no less than sixteen styles to select from, ranging in 
price from $3.00 to 25 cents. 

Spalding's No. PX Infielders' Glove is made up 
on lines suggested by prominent professional 
players. The buckskin used in making up this 
glove is the finest obtainable, and all other items 
of manufacture have been carefully looked into. 
It is heavily padded around edges with fine quality 
felt, and padding extends well up into the little 
finger. Has no heel pad, but is made extra long to 
protect wrist. $3.00. 

Spalding's No. 2X Infielders' Glove has retained 
its popularity year after year and to-day is ac- 
knowledged to be the most practical in style and 
get-up of any on the market. Made of selected 
velvet tanned buckskin, lined and padded with 
finest felt; has web thumb; highest quality workmanship; double row of 
stitching on heel pad. No better made at any price. $2.50. 

Spalding's No. 2XS Infielders' Glove is a special glove with features 
that will appeal to the professional player. Made extra long, of selected 
velvet tanned buckskin, lined and lightly padded. Has no heel pad. $2.50. 

Spalding's No. AX Infielders' Glove is a very 
popular style. Made throughout of specially tan- 
ned calfskin, padded with best quality felt. Web 
thumb; double row of stitching on heel pad; high- 
est quality workmanship throughout. $2.50. 

Spalding's No. XL Infielders' Glove is made in 
style similar to the No. PX professional glove, but 
of material same as in the No. X. Has no heel pad 
and is extra long. $1.50. 

Spalding's No. XS Infielders' Glove. Men's size 
glove. Made of good quality special tanned 
leather, well finished and exceedingly durable. 
Web thumb, double row of stitching on heel pad 
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Spalding's No. X is a fine all-around glove, im- 
Ijroved style. Made of good quality horsehide. 
well padded. Web thumb; double row of stitch- 
ing on heel pad. Will give excellent service. $1.50. 
Spalding's No. 15 is a well made glove, improved 
style. Made of extra fine quality brown leather, 
well padded, Web thumb; double row of stitching 
on heel pad. $1.00. 

Spalding's No. 15L Infielders' Glove is made in 
style similar to the No. PX professional glove, but 
of material same as in No. 15. Has no heel pad 
and is extra long, $1.00. 

Spalding's No. 12 Infielders' Glove is made of 
good quality soft suede tanned leather, nicely pad- 
ded. Web thumb, double row of stitching on heel pad. 75 cents. 

Spalding's No. 2XB Infielders' Glove is the best youths' glove; made 
throughout of selected velvet tanned buckskin. Quality of material, 
workmanship and style of glove same as the No. 2X men's glove. $2.00. 
Spalding's No. XB Infielders' Glove is a good youths' size glove. Made 
of fine quality white tanned horsehide. Similar in material, workmanship 
and style to the No. X men's glove. $1.00. 

Spalding's No. 16 Infielders' Glove is a good glove, full size, improved 
style, of good quality soft tanned leather, nicely padded. Web thumb; 
double row of stitching on heel pad. 50 cents. 

Spalding's No. 17 Infielders' Glove is a youths' glove, all leather, good 
quality, well made and padded. Web thumb; double low of stitching on 
heel pad. 25 cents. 

Spalding's No. 18 Infielders' Glove is youths' size. Made of asbestos 
buck and well padded. Double row of stitching on heel pad, web thumb. 
Best quarter glove on the market. 25 cents. 

The outfielders' needs are as follows: 

The best fielders' mitt is Spalding's No. 3X. Made 
of the very best and softest light tanned buckskin; 
the thumb and at wrist is extra well padded; laced 
thumb. $2.50. 

Spalding's No. 4X Fielders' Mitt is made of spe- 
cially tanned drab leather, well padded with fine 
felt and carefully sewed and finished; laced thumb, 
strap-and-buckle fastening at back. $1.50. 

Spalding's No. 5X Fielders' Mitt is an exceedingly 
good mitt at a popular price; the face made of white 
tanned buckskin; bi-own leather back; laced thumb; 
constructed throughout in a most substantial manner. $1.00. 

For boys the best is No. 6X, which is made throughout of a good quality 
brown cape leather, well padded and laced thumb; and without doijbt the 
best mitt of the kind ever sold at the price. 50 cents. 

Spalding's No. 7X Boys' Fielders' Mitt is of asbestos buck, well padded 
and substantially made; laced thumb. 25 cents. 

We now come to the matter of uniforms. In base ball, as in other 
sports, the constant desire of every player is to excel his fellows. He 
cannot expect to do this unless his outfit is first-class, and any disad- 
vantage he is working under in this direction will detract just so much 
from ultimate results. For over a quarter of a century Spalding's have 
made the suits worn by the best players in this country, outfitting all 
the league clubs and colleges, and their experience counts for something. 

The Spalding Base Ball Uniforms are cut and fitted according to the 
most scientific methods; are double-seamed and reinforced at the weakest 
points, where the greatest strain comes, and are made by experts who 
have spent many years in this work, and who are therefore better fitted 
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is probably no place in athletics where quality counts for more than it 
does in a base ball uniform. The best is the cheapest. 

We give below a list of uniforms suitable to all classes of clubs, from 
which it is possible to equip any team from the largest League club to 
the smallest on the lot. 

The Spalding Uniform No. 0. Highest grade made. The workmanship 
and material of this outfit is of the very highest quality throughout, and 
special care has been taken to make this uniform superior to anything 
offered in this line.Used 
exclusively by all 
league and professional 
clubs for years past is 
sufficient evidence of 
its quality and durabil- 
ity. Colors: White, 
Pearl Gray, Yale Gray 
Light Gray, Black, Ma- 
roon, Royal Blue, Navy 
Blue, Brown, Green, 
Cardinal. Consists of 
the Spalding Shirt, 
any style; the Spalding 
Pants, any style; the 
SpaldingStockings,No. 
3-0; the Spalding Cap, 
any style; the Spalding 
Web Belt, leather 
lined. The Spalding 
Uniform complete, 
$15.60. Net price to 
clubs ordering for en- 
tire team, $12.50. No 
extra charge for de- 
tachable sleeves nor for 
lettering shirts with 
name of club. 

The University Uni- 
form No. 1. In work- 
manship and quality of 
material our University 
Uniform No. 1 is equal 
to our No. Uniform, 
but slightly lighter. 
Colors : White, Pearl 
Gray, Yale Gray, Light 
Gray, Black, Maroon, 
Royal Blue, Navy Blue, 
Brown, Green, Cardi- 
nal. The University 
Uniform comprises: the 
Univei-sity Shirt, any 
style; the University 
Pants, any style; the 
University Stockings, 
all wool, No. IR; the 
University Cap, any 
style; the University 
Web Belt, or all leather. 
The University Uni- 
form, complete, $12.50. 
Net price to clubs or- JOHN J. McCiliAW, 

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per suit. $10.00. No extra charge for detachable sleeves nor for lettering 
shirts with name of club. 

The Interscholastic Uniform No. 2. Made of same grade of material 
as our higher-priced uniforms, but of lighter weight flannel. Substan- 
tially made and a most serviceable outfit. Colors : White, Pearl Gray, 
Yale Gray, Light Gray, Black, Maroon, Royal Blue, Navy Blue, Brown, 
Green, Cardinal. This is one of our most popular suits, and will give the 
best of satisfaction. It can usually be worn two seasons. Interscholastic 

Shirt, any style; Inter- 
scholastic Pants, any 
style; Interscholastic 
Wool Stockings, No. 
2R; Interscholastic 
Quality Cap, any style; 
Interscholastic Web 
Belt. The Interscholas- 
tic Uniform, complete, 
$9.65. Net price to 
clubs ordering for en- 
tire team, $8.00 per 
suit. No extra charge 
for lettering shirts 
with name of club 
nor for detachable 
sleeves. 

The Club Special 
Uniform No, 3 is made 
of good quality flannel 
in a variety of very de- 
sirable patterns. Well 
finished and a most ex- 
cellent outfit for ama- 
teur clubs. Colors: 
White. Pearl Gray, 
Yale Gray, Light Gray, 
Black, Maroon, Royal 
Blue. Navy Blue, 
Brown, Cardinal. A 
most desirable young 
men's suit. Elegantly 
made, and of good, 
strong, handsome 
material. On exactly 
same patterns as the 
League suits. The Club 
Special Uniform No. 3 
comprises the follow- 
ing: the Club Special 
Shirt, any style: the 
Club Special Pants, 
any style; the Club 
Special Stockings, all 
wool. No. 3R; the Club 
Special Cap, any style; 
the Club Special Web 
Belt. The price of the 
Club Special Uniform, 
complete, is $7.00, and 
the net price to clubs 
ordering for entire 
JAMES COLLINS, team, per suit, $5.50. 

Manager-Captain Bostons, American League. There is no extra 




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charge for lettering shirts with name of club nor for detachable sleeves. 

The Amateur Special Uniform No. 4 is made of good quality flannel 
and compares favorably v^^ith uniforms of other makers quoted at a much 
higher price. It is an excellent wearing unifoi-m, cut and finished as 
well as higher-priced suits, and is very popular with the younger base 
ball players. Colors : White, Light Gray, Blue Gray, Maroon, Navy 
Blue, Green. The Amateur Special Uniform No. 4 consists of the fol- 
lowing articles: the Amateur Special Shirt, any style; the Amateur 
Special Pants, padded; the Amateur Special Stockings No. 4R; the 
Amateur Special Cap, styles 21 and 5 only; the Amateur Special Web 
Belt. A single Amateur Special Uniform, complete, costs $5.00, but the 
net price to clubs ordering for entire team is $4,00 per suit. No extra 
charge for lettering shirts with name of club nor for detachable sleeves. 

The Spalding Junior Uniform No. 5 is made expressly for clubs com- 
posed of boys and youths, and will stand the hnrdest kind of wear. It is 
made and trimmed in first-class style. Colors: Maroon, Green, Blue Gray, 
Brown Mix. The Spalding Junior Uniform No. 5 is made up of the 
articles enumerated hei-ewith: the Spalding Junior Shirt, any style; the 
Spalding Junior Pants, padded; the Spalding Junior Cap, styles 21 and 5 
only; the Spalding Junior Belt, the Spalding Junior Stockings. The 
Spalding Junior Uniform No. 5, complete, costs $4.00. To clubs ordering 
nine or more uniforms, the price is $3.00 per suit. There is no extra 
charge for lettering shirts with name of club nor for detachable sleeves. 

The Spalding Youths' Uniform No. 6. The price at which this uniform 
is sold should make it extremely popular. It is very well made of good 
quality Gray material, and consists of the Spalding Youths' Shirt, button 
front, with one felt letter only; the Spalding Youths' Pants, padded; the 
Spalding Youths' Stockings; the Spalding Youths' Cap. style 21; the 
Spalding Youths' Belt. The Spalding Youths' Uniform No. 6, complete, 
costs $2,00, and the net price to clubs ordering nine or more uniforms is 
$1.50 per suit. 

The prices of Spalding's Base Ball Shirts are as follows : "The Spald- 
ing" Shirt, any style, with name^ of club, $6.00; "University" Shirt, any 
style, with name of club, $5.00; "Intei-scholastic" Shirt, any style, with 
name of club, $4.00; "Club Special" Shirt, any style, with name of club, 
$2.75; "Amateur Special" Shirt, any style with name of club, $2.00; 
"Junior" Shirt, any style, with name of club, $1.50. 

Spalding's Base Ball Pants cost: 'The Spalding" Pants, any style, 
per pair, $6.00; "University" Pants, any style, per pair, $5.00: Interschol- 
astic" Pants, any^style, per pair, $3.75; "Club Special" Pants, any style, 
per pair, $2.75; "Amateur Special" Pants, padded, per pair, $2.00; 
'Junior" Pants, padded, per pair, $1.50, 



The Pittsburg club has adopted the idea of wearing a collarless jersey 
with striped sleeves under the flannel shirt, the sleeves of which extend 
only CO the elbow,displaying the striped jersey under- 
neath, and matching the striped stockings. While 
the solid gray body is considered most suitable, they 
can be made up in any combination, but to order 
only, and orders should be placed early. 
They cost $2.50 each. 

The shoe used by all the best players 
is The Spalding Highest Quality Base 
Ball Shoe, which is hand-made through- 
out and of specially selected kangaroo 
leather. Extreme care is taken in its 
general construction, and no pains or 
expense spared in making this shoe 
not only of the very highest in quality, 
but a perfect shoe in every detail. The 
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are of the finest hand-forged i-azor steel and firmly riveted to heel and 
sole. They cost $6.00 per pair. 

The Spalding Sprinting Shoe is made of same quality as our No. 2-0 
shoe, but built on the famous Spalding running shoe last. They weigh 
about eighteen ounces to the pair and are made with extra care through- 
out. Per pair, $6.50. 

The Spalding Club Special Shoe is made of carefully selected satin calf- 
skin, machine sewed, very substantially constructed, and a first-class shoe 
in every particular. Steel plates riveted to heel and sole. Per pair, $5.00. 
The Spalding Amateur Special Shoe is made of good quality calfskin, 
machine sewed; a serviceable and durable shoe, and one we can specially 
recommend. Plates riveted to heel and sole. Per pair, $3.50. 
The Spalding Junior Shoe. A leather 
shoe complete with plates. Made on regu- 
lar base ball shoe last and an excellent 
shoe for junior teams. Per pair, $2.00. 





Spalding's Beveled Edge Shoe Plates, 
made of razor steel, are the kind used by 
all League players. They cost 50 cents 
for a pair of toe plates and 50 cents for a 
pair of heel plates. 
10B Toe and heel plates of good quality can be bought for 

25 cents a pair, 
Spalding's Pitchers' Toe Plate is worn on the toe 
and aff'ords a thorough protection to the shoe, and at 
the same time a most valuable assistant in pitching. 
Made for right or left shoe. Made of aluminum, they 
cost 50 cents, and of brass, 25 cents. 

Every player needs an ankle supporter and the best 
made is the Hackey Patent Ankle Supporter. It is 

worn over or under stocking and supports the ankle ad- 
mirably, while not interfering in any way with free move- 
ments. It relieves pain immediately and cures a sprain in 
a remarkably short time. In ordering, size of shoe worn 
should be given. 

No. H. Made of soft tanned leather, best quality. Per 
pair, $1.00. 

No. SH. Good quality sheepskin, lined, bound and reinforced. Per 
pair, 50 cents. 

No. CH. Black duck, lined and bound, leather reinforced. Per pair, 
25 cents. 





In stockings, the best cost $1.75 per pair, and range in price down to 25 
cents for a cotton pair. Belts and caps also come in a great variety, both 
of styles and prices. 

Every player should have a uniform bag to keep his outfit clean and in 
good shape. A canvas one costs $2.50, and when made of fine bag leather, 

$5.00. 



A club should also have an official scorer and a score book. A very good 
score book, with board cover, to hold 22 games, can be bought for 25 cents. 



A complete list of base ball goods will be found in Spalding's Base Ball 
catalogue which will be sent free to any address by A. G. Spalding & Bros, 
from their stores in any of the following cities: New York, Chicago, 
Philadelphia, San Francisco, St. Louis, Boston, Buffalo, Baltimore, Den- 
ver, Minneapolis, Kansas City, Washington, Pittsburg, Syracuse, New 
Orleans, Cincinnati, Montreal. Canada. 



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THE SPALDING OFFICIAL LEAGUE BALL 

Used exclusively by the National League, Minor Leagues, and by 
all Intercollegiate and other Associations for over a quarter of a 
century. Each ball wrapped in tinfoil and put in a separate box, 
and sealed in accordance with the regulations of the National 
League and American Association. Warranted to last a full game 
when used under ordinary conditions. 

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No. 10. A very lively ball; the inside is all rubber, making it the 
liveliest ball ever offered at the price. Put up in a separate box 
and sealed Each, 25c. 

Boys' Favorite 

No. 7. Horsehide cover and well constructed. An excellent large 
size ball for boys. Put up in a separate box and sealed. Each,25c. 



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No. 14. This ball is a little under regulation size, has a sheepskli; 
cover, and is very lively. Put up in a separate box and 
sealed Each, 15c. 



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No. 9B. A good Boys' Lively balk juvenile size, two-piece cover. 

Each ball trade-marked Each, 10c. 

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Sun 

Protecting 

Mask 

This mask is used by practically all catchers 
on league, college and semi-professional 
teams. The patent sun shade protects the 
eyes without obstructing the view. Mask is 
made throughout of finest steel wire, extra 
heavy black enameled. Fitted with molded 
leather chin strap, hair filled pads and spe- 
ial elastic head band. 

No. 4-0. Each, $4.00 

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Neck Protecting 
Mask 

Careful players realize 
the value of the neck pro- 
tecting attachment with 
which this mask is fitted. 
The arrangement is made 
so as not to interfere in 
the slightest with free 
movements and it afifords 
absolute protection to the 
neck. Finest steel wire, 
extra heavy and black 
enameled to prevent re- 
flection of light. 
No. 3-Oe Each, $3.00 

Regulation 
League Mask 

Made of heavy, soft an- 
nealed steel wire. Well 
finished and reliable in 
every particular. 

BLACK ENAMELED 

No. OX. Each, $2.00 

BRIGHT WIRE 

No. 0. Each, $1.50 



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Spalding 

Special League 

Mask 

Black Enameled 

For the ordinary player there! 
is no mask more suitable than 
our League style, which is 
made on our special form as 
approved by the best players] 
in this country. Extra heavy 
and best annealed steel wire, 
black enameled. Fittings of 
best quality throughout. 

No. 2-0. Each, $2.50 



No. 2-0 

Spalding 
Amateur Mask 

Bright Wire 

Same size and general style of 
the League mask. Substan- 
tially made and warranted 
perfectly safe. 
No, A. Each, $1.00 

No. A 
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ASPECIALAWARD^r GRAND PRIZE 

were won by A. G. SPALDING & BROS, at the Louisiana 

, Purchase Exposition, 1904, for the best, most complete , 

and most attractive installation of Gymnastic Apparatus, 

Base Ball and Athletic Supplies shown at the World's Fair. 




Spalding 
Regulation Mask 

Bright Wire 
Made in same style as our Am- 
ateur mask, but without head 
or chin piece. Warranted. 
No. L. Each, 75c. 



No. L 



Spalding 
Boys' Amateur Mask 




Bright wire No. B 

Exactly same quality as our No. A mask, only smaller in size. 

An absolutely safe mask 

for boys. 

No. B. Each. $1.00 

Spalding 
Youths' Mask 

Bright Wire 

Well padded. No head or 

chin piece. 

No. C. Each, 50c. 

No. D. Each, 25c. 




No. C 



No. D 



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Spalding Inflated Body Protectors 




We were the first to 
introduce an inflated 
body protector, made 
under the Gray pat- 
ent, and the method 
of inflation used then 
has been retained in 
the improved style, 
with the addition of a 
special break at the 
bottom, which makes 
it more pHable and 
convenient. Made of 
best rubber, inflated 
with air. When not 
in use the air may be 
let out and the pro- 
tector rolled into a 
very small package. 



No. 2-0. Special quality, covering of extra fine 

selected material Each, $7.50 

No. 0. League Catchers' Protector. . " 5.00 
No. I. Amateur Catchers' Protector. " 3.50 

No. 2. Boys' Catchers' Protector. . " 2.00 

Umpires' Body Protectors 

Made to order only. Patterns showing exact size 
and shape required must be sent with order. $10.00 

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Purchase Exposition, 1904, for the best, most complete 

and most attractive installationof Gymnastic Apparatus, 

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Professional ' * Catchers' MiLL 




'i'he facing of this mitt is white buck specially selected and 
absolutely the best quality procurable. Made without heel 
pad; padding in accordance with the ideas of the best profes- 
sional catchers in this country. Sides and back are of the 
finest quality calfskin, padded with the best hair felt, raw- 
hide lacing at the back, strap-and-buckle fastening, reinforced 
and laced at the thumb. This mitt is slightly smaller than 
our Perfection No. 7-0, and in weight is somewhat lighter. 



No. 8-0. Each, $7.00 



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No. 7-0. 



THIS mitt we consider about as near perfection 
as it is possible to come in making an article 
of this kind. The leather is of finest quality 
calfskin, padding of best hair felt obtainable and 
every other detail of manufacture has been carefully 
considered, including patent lace back with raw- 
hide lacing. Thumb reinforced and laced, double 
row of stitching on heel pad. strap-and-buckle 
fastening at back. 
No. r-O. Each, $6.00 



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youths' 



Patent Lace Back 



AVER\' 
able 

mitt. Face and finger 
piece made of velvet 
tanned brown leather, 
sides and back of firm 
tanned leather; rein- 
forced and laced at 
thumb and double row 
of stitching on heel 
pad; strap-and-buckle 
fastening at back. 

No. CC. 

Each, 50c. 



Spalding Youths* Mitt — Patent Lace Back 



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A GREAT favorite; 
■**• made of extra 
quality firm tanned 
oak leather; well pad- 
ded and substantially 
made; double row of 
stitching on heel pad; 
reinforced and laced 
thumb, strap-and- 
buckle fastening at 
back. 

No. BB. 

Each, 50c. 




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and most attractive installation of Gymnastic Apparatus, 
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Spalding 
Youths' Mitt 

Patent Lace Back 
Superior quality 
youths' mitt. Made 
with extra quality 
white buck, face and 
finger-piece extremely 
tough and durable; 
well padded; reinforced 
and laced at thumb and 
double row of stitching 
on heel pad; strap-and- 
buckle fastening at 
back. 

NO. AB. Each, $1.00 

Spalding 
Practice Mitt 

Patent Lace Back 
Men's size. Face and 
back of asbestos buck, 
sides of firm tanned 
leather. Reinforced 

and laced at thumb, 
double row of stitching 
on heel pad; strap-and- 
buckle fastening at 
back. 

NO. B. Each, $1.00 



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Spalding 
"League" Mitt 

No. 5-0 



Made of special tanned leaher, 
very soft and pliable, heavily 
padded. An old favorite. 

. Each, $4.00 



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Spalding Extra large and heavily pad- 

^^ fua*A.x, ded. Velvet tanned leather 
^* ^'^^ * ***-•• face and special tanned leather 
finger-piece and back. Extremely well made. 

No. OA. Each, $2.00 



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Boston Minneapolis Baltimore Kansas City New Orleans 

Buffalo Philadelphia Washington Pittsburg Syracuse Cincinnati 
Montreal. Can. London, England 



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were won by A. G. SPALDING & BROS, at the Louisiana 

Purchase Exposition. 1904. for the best, most complete , 

and most attractive installation of Gymnastic Apparatus. 

Base Ball and Athletic Su pplies shown at the World's Fair. 

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Spalding 

Amateur 

Mitt 

Made of extra qual- 
ity asbestos buck, 
perspiration proof, 
extremely tough 
and durable. A 
very popular mitt. 

No. A. 
Each, $1.50 



Spalding 
No. C Mitt, 

Face and finger- 
piece of special 
velvet tanned 
brown leather ; 
sides and back of 
firm tannedleather. 
Superior quality 
throughout. 

No. C. 
Each, $1.00 



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IN all athletic contests the implements and 
apparatus must conform to the official rules 
as laid down by the governing bodies of the 
various sports, the object being to enable all contestants to C0( 
pete under uniform conditions and with the same kind of an imp 
ment, for a record in any sport will not be allowed unless 
official implement is used. That is why Spalding impleme 
are always selected, because they never vary in weight 
measurement, but invariably conform to the rules. . . . 



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THE above illustration shows the Stadium at St. Louis, in whi 
the Olympic Games of 1904 were held. The field, which vi' 
desig-ned and equipped by A. G. Spalding & Bros., was declar 
by experts to be f^e most r.orfect outdoor athletic plant ever bui 



Iff Jk ff I HE officials of the Louisiana Purchase 

I Mm%, 1 - "^ Exposition, recognizing the importance 
* *•*' of the OLYMPIC GAMES and the value of 
ablishing authentic Olympic records, selected Spalding Athletic 
Iplements for exclusive official use in connection with the 
ympic Games (held in the Stadium of the Exposition, from 
ay to November) because of their acknowledged superiority, 
iability and official standing. For over a quarter of a century 
. G. Spalding & Bros.' implements have been officially used. 



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'HE building in the background is the Model Gymnasium, which 

was entirely equipped by A. G. Spalding & Bros, with an 

hibit that was pronounced a model one by American and 

iropean experts and the International Jury of the Exposition. 




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Spalding 
No. 4 Mitt 

Men's size, improved 
style. Face and back of 
asbestos buck ; extra 
heavily padded; rein- 
forced and laced at thumb 
joint and double row of 
stitching on heel pad. 

No. 4. Each, 50c. 



Spalding 
Junior Mitt 

PATENT LACE BACK 

Most popular mitt made; 
face and back of asbestos 
buck; w^ell padded; laced 
thumb; double row of 
stitching on heel pad. 

No. CB. Each, 25c. 



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SPALDING No. 5 MITT 

Improved style; 
face and back 
made of asbestos 
buck; lace thumb; 
well padded and 
double row of 
stitching on heel 
pad. 

No, 5. Each 25c. 

SPALDING No. 7 MITT 





Face of asbestos buck; canvas back; good 

size and well padded. 

No. 7, Each, IOC. 



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Bo^n Minneapolis Baltimore Kansas City New Orleans 

BufSk. Philadelphia Washington Pittsburg Syracuse Cmcmnati 
Montreal. Can. London, England 



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were won by A. G. SPALDING & BROS, at the Louisiana 

Purchase Exposition, 1904, for the best, most complete 

and most attractive installation of Gymnastic Apparatus, 

Base Ball and Athletic Supplies shown at the World's Fair 



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"DECKER PATENT" 



^ADE same as our No. O Mitt, with the addition 
of a heavy piece of sole leather on back for extra' 
protection to the hand and fingers. 

No. OX. Each, $3.00 
SPALDING No. O MITT 

pace, sides and finger-piece made of velvet tanned 
leather and the back of selected asbestos buck, 
well padded. Well known for reliability. 



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<:^-N Purchase Exposition, 1904. for tha best, most complete r~7==^ 
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J^IGHEST quality material and workmanship and 
adapts itself to the conformation of the hand 
without any necessity for breaking in. The only 
really correct first basemen's mitt. Made of fine- 
selected and specially tanned calfskin, extremely 
well made throughout, leather lined and padded to 
meet the special requirements of a baseman's mitt; 
rawhide lacing all round; strap-and-buckle fastening 
at back. 

No. BX. Each, $4.00 

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Montreal, Can. London, England 



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Professional 

First 

Basemen's 

Mitt 

Composed of same quality 
materials and workman- 
ship as in our No. BX First 
Basemen's Mitt. It has no 
heel pad and is made up 
especially for professional 
use; strap-and-buckle fas- 
tening at back. 

Each, $4.00 

No. CX First 
Basemen's 

Mitt 

Fine quality and finish; 
made on same lines as our 
No. BX Mitt; face of spe- 
cially tanned drab leather; 
back of firm tanned brown 
leather; extra well padded 
at wrist and thumb; laced 
all around; strap-and- 
buckle fastening at back. 

Each, $2.00 



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were won by A. G. SPALDING & BROS, at the Louisiana 

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and most attractive installation of Gymnastic Apparatus, ^^-^T 
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No. DX 

First Basemen's 

Min 

Men's size; a good 
arricle at a moderate 
price; made of oak 
tan specially selected 
leather, laced all 
around; a very easy- 
fitting mitt; strap- 
and- buckle fastening 
at back. 
Each, $l.50 

NO. EX 

First Basemen's 

Mitt 

An excellent mitt for 
boys; made of good 
quality white leather, 
laced all around; 
suitably padded and 
will give very good 
service ; strap-and- 
buckle fastening at 
back. 
Each, $1.00 

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Boston Minneapolis Baltimore Kansas City New Orleans 

Buffalo Philadelphia Washington Pittsburg Syracuse Cincinnati 
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Spalding 

No. 2XS intielders' 

Glove 

A special glove with fea- 
tures that will appeal to 
the professional player. 
Made extra long, of se- 
lected velvet tanned buck- 
skin, lined and lightly 
padded. Has no heel 
pad. j\Iade in rights and 
lefts. 

N0.2XS. Each, $2.50 




Spalding 

No. XS infielders' 

Glove 

Mans' size glove. Made 
of good quality oil tanned 
leather, well finished and 
exceedingly durable; 
double row of stitching 
on heel pad, and nicely 
padded. Made in rights 
and lefts. 
No.XS. Each, $1.50 




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OUR No. PX Infielders' Glove is made up on 
lines suggested by prominent professional 
players. Quality and workmanship cannot be sur- 
passed. The quality of buckskin used in making up 
this glove is the finest we have been able to obtain, 
and all other items of manufacture have been care- 
fully looked into. It is heavily padded around edges 
with line quality felt, and padding extends well up 
into the little finger. Has no heel pad, but is made 
extra long to protect wrist. 

No. PX. Each, $3.00 

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Base Ball and Athletic Supplies shown at the World's Fair, 



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Spalding 
Men's Size 
infielders' Glove 

A well made glove, 
improved style. Made 
of extra fine quality 
brown leather, well 
padded; double row of 
stitching on heel pad. 
]\Iade in rights and 

lefts. 
No. 15. Each, $1.00 

Spalding 
Men's Size 
infielders' Glove 

Made in style similar 
to our No. PX profes- 
sional glove, but of 
material same as in 
our No. 15. Has no 
heel pad and is extra 
long. Made in rights 
and lefts. 

No. 15L. Each, $1.00 

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Boston Minneapolis Baltimore Kansas City New Orleans 

Buffalo Philadelphia Washington Pittsburg Syracuse Cincinnati 
Montreal, Can. London. England 



A$PEClALAWARD^r GRAND PRIZE 

were won by A. G. SPALDING & BROS, at the Louisiana 
Purchase Exposition, 1904, for the best, most complete , 
and most attractive installation of Gymnastic Apparatv 
Base Ball and Athletic Supplies shown at the World's 




Spalding 

Youths' Size 

Infielders' Gloves 



This glove is well made of soft 
tanned white leather, nicely pad- 
ded; leather bound, and a first-class 
article in every way. 

50c. 





A youths- glove; all leather Y„„fts;|z^e.^ M^adeof ashes^s 

good quality, well made and ^^^ ^^ stitching on heel pad. 

padded; double row of stitch- Best quarter glove on the 

ing on heel pad. market. 

No. 17. Each, 25c. No. 18. Each, 25c. 

All styles made in rights and lefts. 
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Spalding 

No.XLInfielders' 

Glove 

Made in style similar to 
our No. PX professional 
glove,, but of white tanned 
horsehide. Has no heel 
pad and is made extra 
long. 

No. XL. Each, $1.50 



Spalding 

No. X Infielders' 

Glove 

A good all-around glove, 
improved style. Made of 
good quality white tanned 
horsehide, well padded 
and leather lined; double 
row of stitching on heel 
pad. Will give excellent 
service. 

No. X. Each, $1.50 



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^-— ) ^ Purchase Exposition, 1904, for the best, most complete 
/p-— ^ and most attractive installation of Gymnastic Apparatus, 
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SPALDING YOUTHS' SIZE 
INFIELDERS' GLOVES 



Our best youths' glove, made 
throughout of selected vel- 
vet tanned buckskin. Qual- 
ity of material, workmanship 
and style same as our No. 
2X men's glove; an article 
of particular merit. Made 
in rights and lefts. 

NO. 2XB. Each, $2.00 



A good youths* size 
glove. Made of fine qual- 
ity white tanned horse- 
hide. Similar in material, 
workmanship and style 
to our No. X men's 
glove. Made in rights 
and lefts, 

NO. XB. Each, $1.00 



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Men's Size 
snfielders' Gloves 

Made of good quality- 
soft suede tanned white 
leather, leather lined, 
nicely padded ; double 
row of stitching on heel 
pad. 

No. 12. Each. 75c. 



Spalding 
Men's Size 
Inlielders' Gloves 

A good glove, full size, 
improved style. Good 
quality soft tanned white 
leather, nicely padded; 
double row of stitching 
on heel pad. 

No. 16. Each, 50c 

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and most attractive installation of Gymnastic Apparatr- - 

Base Ball and Athletic Supplies shown at the World' 



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Spalding 

Regulation 

Infielders' Glove 



This glove has retained its pop- 
ularity year after year, and 
to-day is acknowledged to be 
the most practical in style and 
get-up of any on the market. 
Made of selected velvet tanned 
buckskin, lined and correctly 
padded with finest felt. High- 
est quality workmanship 
throughout ; double row of 
stitching on heel pad. No bet- 
ter made at any price. 

No. 2X. Each. $2.50 





Spalding 

No.AXInfielders' 

Glove 

A very popular style. Made 
throughout of specially tanned 
calfskin. Padded with best 
quality felt ; double row of 
stitching on heel pad. Highest 
quality workmanship through- 
out. 

No. AX. Each, $2.50 



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Spalding No. 5X Fielders' Mitt 

An exceedingly good mitt at a popular price; the face made of 
white tanned buckskin, brown leather back; laced thumb; con- 
structed throughout in a most substantial manner; strap-and- 
buckle fastening at back. .... Each, $1.00 



Spalding No. 6X Boys' Fielders' Mitt 

A substantial mitt for boys; made thooughout of a good quality 
brown cape leather, well padded and laced thumb, and without 
doubt the best mitt of the kind ever sold at the price. Each, 50c. 



Spalding No. 7X 
Boys' Fielders' Mitt 

Made of asbestos buck, well 

padded and substantially made; 

laced thumb. 

No. 7X. Each, 25c. 




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Mailed free to any address. 



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Made of the very best 
and softest white tanned 
buckskin; the thumb and 
at wrist is extra well pad- 
ded; laced thumb, leather 
lined. Our highest qual- 
ity Fielders' Mitt, the 
finest procurable and of 
the best workmanship; 
none better made for 
the purpose; strap-and- 
buckle fastening at back. ^o. 3X. Each, $2.50 

Spalding No. 4X Fielders' Mitt 

Style much improved; 
made of specially tanned 
drab leather, well padded 
with fine felt, leather 
lined, and carefully sewed 
and finished; laced 
thumb; strap-and-buckle 
fastening at back. 

No. 4X. Each, $1.50 

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were won by A. G. SPALDING & BROS, at the Louisiana 
Purchase Exposition, 1904, for the best, most complete , 
- and most attractive installation of Gymnastic Apparatus, _ 
Base Ball and Athletic Supplies shown a t the World's Fair. 

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Spalding Mushroom Bat 



IN this bat a principle has been utilized which makes a bat 
of the same weight many times more effective than the 
ordinary style under certain conditions, and as an all- 
round bat we have received many letters from prominent 
professional players testifying to their appreciation of the 
good points of its construction. They say: " Both balance 
and model are perfect." Only the very best quality of -air 
dried timber has been used and every one is carefully tested 
by an expert before leaving our factory. The knob arrange- 
ment at the end of the bat enables us to get a more even dis- 
tribution of weight over the whole length than is possible 
under the old construction, and for certain kinds of play 

the bat is practically invaluable. 
We recommend it heartily to our customers, feeling certain 
that they will find in the combination of good qualities which 
it possesses something that they have sought for in vain else- 
where — a perfect bat. 

\ NO. M. The Spalding Mushroom Plain Bai. special Flnisb. Each. $1.00 
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For a long time I have been trying to 
find a bat that would balance when chok- 
ing. Not until I used the Mushroom Bat, 
invented by Jack Pickett, have I found a 
bat that was up to my idea. This bat is 
used exclusively by the New York players. 
Yours truly, 

JOHN J. McGRAW, 
Manager New Yo.k B. B. Club. 

In all my experience as a base ball player 
I have not found a more satisfactory base 
ball bat than the Spalding Mushroom Bat. 
The timber is the best I have seen ; the 
balance and model of the bat is perfect. 
Yours truly, 
JAMES J. CALLAHAN, 
Manager-Captain Chicago American League Club. 



Chicago, Oct. 14, 1903. 
I have played professional base ball for 
the last fifteen years and have tried all 
kinds of bats, but no bat has given me 
such good service as the Spalding Mush- 
room bat, introduced by Jack Pickett. 
Quality and balance are perfect. 
Yours truly, 

WM. GLEASON. 
Captain Philadelphia National League B. B. Club. 

Chicago, Oct. 14, 1903. 
The Spalding Mushroom Bat, intro- 
duced by Jack Pickett, receives my hearty 
endorsement. My experience a? a ball 
player enables me to thoroughly appreciate 
its good qualities. Yours truly, 

CHAS. A. COMISKEY, 

President Chicago American League Club. 

Chicago, Oct. 14, 1903. 
In all our experience as base ball players we have not found a bat more satisfactory 
than the Spalding Mushroom Bat, introduced by Jack Pickett. 

JAMES F. SLAGLE JOHN EVERS F. L. CHANCE 

J. KLiNG J. McCarthy joe tinker 

Dr. J. P. CASEY D. JONES OfChicago National League Club. 



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to emphasize 
the fact that in 
bat making some- 
thing more than 
mere manufactur- 
ing skill is neces- 
sary. The man who 
makes a base ball bat 
know just what 

lired, not merely 
in a general way but in 
a special sense, and when. 
he is shaping the timber 
there must be within him 
the knowledge and skill re- 
quired to shape it so that the 
balance will be perfect and 
the bulk left in the correct place. 
This is something that comes only 
through experience, and we claim 
that a bat-making career extending 

twenty-nine years, with un- 
equalled facilities at our command, 
should be considered when players 
decide whose bats they will use. 



that these 
will be 
found per- 
fect in balance, 
nish and qual- 
ity of timber, and 
1 placing our 
mark and mark 
of superiority upon 
them we do so with per- 
fect confidence that they 
sustain the reputation 
of A. G. Spalding & Bros, 
for furnishing goods of satis- 
factory quality. 
All Spalding Gold Medal Bats 
are made of most carefully selec- 
ted best white ash, seasoned in 
open sheds for three years (not kiln 
dried). Each bat is passed under 
the critical eye of one of the best 
'^i^^ known old-time base ball players and 
carefully tested before being packed. 



No. CM. Spaltfing Ck>M Medal Plain Bat, golden fiiusb. - • - Each. $1.00 
No. GMT. Spalding Cold Medal Taped Bftt. white wax finish. - - " 1.00 

No. CMB. Spalding Boys' Cold Medal Plain Bat, golden finish, boys' size. •• .50 



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TRADE-MARKED BATS 



Since 1877, when we introduced the Spalding line of trade-marked bats, they have been recognized 
as standard by players to whom quality is a consideration. Wherever possible, we have improved 
both style and quality from time to time, and the assortment as now made up comprises absolutely 
the most up-to-date and thoroughly trustworthy styles that can be produced. The timber used in 
their construction is seasoned from two to three years before using, thus ensuring not only a 
lighter and stronger bat, but also retaining the life quality and dri\ iiii,' power I'f the natural wood. 




No. OX. 
No. 2X. 



SPALDING MEN'S BATS 

Spalding Wagon Tongue Ash Bat. League quality, special finish, spotted 

burning. ........ Each, 60c. 

Spalding "Axletree" Bat, finest straight grained ash; tape wound handle. " 25c. 
Spalding Black Band Bat, extra quality ash. ...■*. " 25c. 




SPALDraC BOYS' BATS 

No. 3X. Spalding Junior Ljeague Bat, extra quality ash; spotted burning. . Each, 26c. 

No. 2XB. Spalding Boys' Bat, selected quality ash, polished and varnished; 

antique finish. ......... ., Each, lOc. 

No. I O. Boys' Hard Wood Bat; good quality. . . « * « " 6c. 



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Spalding Bevel 
Edge Shoe Plates 

RAZOR STEEL. 




No. 3-0. Toe Plates. 
Per pair, 50c. 

Professional 

Best Quality Steel 
No. 1. Toe Plates, 10c. 
No. IH. Heel Plates, lOc. 



No. 4-0. Heel Plates. 
Per pair, 50c. 



League 



Hardened Steel 
No. 0. Toe Plates, 25c. 
No. 2-0. Heel Plates, 25c. 



Spalding Pitchers' Toe Plate 




No. A. 
No. B. 



Aluminum, 
Brass, . 



A thorough protection 
to the shoe and a most 
valuable assistant in 
pitching. i\Iade for right 
or left shoe. Used by all 
professionals. 

Each, 50c 
Each. 50c! 



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Made of carefully selected satin 
calfskin, machine sewed, very 
substantially constructed, and a 
first-class shoe in every par- 
ticular. Steel plates riveted to 
heel and sole. 
Per pair, $5.00 



Spalding Amateur Special Shoe 

Made of good quality calfskin, 
)machine sewed; a serviceable 
)and durable shoe, and one we 
can specially recommend. 
Plates riveted to heel and sole. 
No. 35. Per pair, $3.50 

Spalding Junior Shoe 

A leather shoe, complete with 

plates. Made on regular base 

ball shoe last and an excellent 

shoe for junior teams. 

No. 37. Per pair, $2.00 

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Our "Highest Quality" Base Ball Shoe is hand-made throughout 
and of specially selected kangaroo leather. Extreme care is taken 
in its general coustruction, and no pains or expense spared in 
making this shoe not only of the very highest quality, but a per- 
fect shoe in every detail. The plates, made exclusively for this 
shoe, are of the finest hand-forged razor steel and firmly riveted 
to heel and sole. 
No. 2-0. "Highest Quality." Per pair, $6.00 

ISe Spalding Sprinting Shoe 

Same quality as our No. 2-0 shoe, but built on our famous running 

shoe last. Weigh about eighteen ounces to the pair and made 

with extra care throughout. 

No. 30-S. Sprinting Shoe. Per pair, $6.50 

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were won by A. G. SPALDING & BROS, at the Louisiana 

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and most attractive installation of Gynmastic Apparatus, 

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Club Special 
Uniform No. 3 

Made of good quality flannel, 
in a variety of very desirable 
patterns. Well finished and a 
most excellent outfit for ama- 
teur clubs. A most desirable 
young men's suit. Elegantly 
made, and of good, strong, 
handsome material. On ex- 
actly same patterns as the 
league suits. 

Club Special Uniform No. 3 

Complete $7.00 

Net price to clubs ordering 

for Entire Team. Suit, $5.50 

Colors: White, Pearl Gray, 
Yale Gray, Light Gray, Black, 
Maroon, Royal Blue, Navy 
Blue, Brown, Cardinal. 

Consisting of: Club Special 
Shirt, any style; Club Special 
Pants, any style; Club Special 
> Stockings, No. 3R; Club Spe- 
cial Cap, any style; Club 
Special Web Belt. 



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Amateur Special 
Uniform No. 4 

Made of good quality flannel, 
and compares favorably with 
uniforms of other makers 
quoted at a much higher price. 
An excellent wearing uniform, 
cut and finished as well as our 
higher-priced suits. Very pop- 
ular with the younger base 
ball players. 

Amateur SpeciaIUniformNo.4 
Complete $5.00 

Net price to clubs ordering 
for Entire Team. Suit, $4.00 

Colors: White, Light Gray, 
Blue Gray, Maroon, Navy 
Blue, Green. 

Consisting of: Amateur Spe- 
cial Shirt, any style; Ama- 
teur Special Pants, padded; 
Amateur Special Stockings, 
No. 4R; Amateur Special 
Cap, styles 21 and 5 only; J 
Amateur Special Web Belt. 



No extra charge for lettering shirts with name of club nor for 
detachable sleeves. 



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Junior Vnilorm INO. 5 

This uniform is made ex- 
pressly for clubs com- 
posed of boys and youths, 
and will stand the hard- 
est kind of wear. Made 
and trimmed in first-class 

style. 
Spalding Junior Uniform No. 

5. Complete, $4.00 

Net price to clubs ordering 

Nine or more Uniforms, 

Per suit, $3.00 

colors: 

Maroon, Blue Gray, 

Green, Brown Mix. 

No extra charge for lettering 

shirts with name of club nor 

for detachable sleeves. 
Consisting of: Spalding Jun- 
ior Shirt, any style; Spalding 
Junior Pants, padded; Spald- 
ing Junior Cap, styles 21 and 
5 only; Spalding Junior Belt; 
Spalding Junior Stockings. 



The Spalding 
Youths' Uniform No. 6 

The Spalding Youths' Uniform 

No. 6. Complete, $2.00 

Net price to clubs ordering 

nine or more uniforms, 

Per suit, $1.50 

Very well made of good 

quality Gray material. 

CONSISTING OF 

The Spalding Youths' 
Shirt, button front, with 
one felt letter only; The 
Spalding Youths' Pants, 
padded; The Spalding 
Youths' Stockings; The 
Spalding Youths' Cap, 
style 21 ; The Spalding 

Youths' Belt. 

The price at which we 

are selling this uniform 

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Ihe Interscholastic Uniform No. 2 

Made of same grade of material as our higher priced 
uniforms, but of lighter weight. This is one of our 
most popular suits and will give the best of satisfac- 
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Complete, 



$9.65 
$8.00 



Light Gray, 
Royal Blue, 

Cardinal. 

Shirt, any 



Net price to clubs ordering for 
Entire Team. . . Suit, 
COLORS: 

White, Pearl Gray, Yale Gray 

Black, Green, Maroon, 

Navy Blue, Brown, 

Consisting of: Interscholastic 
style; Interscholastic Pants, any style; Inter- 
scholastic Stockings, No. 2R; Interscholastic 
Cap, any style; Interscholastic Web Belt. 

No extra charge for lettering shirts with name of club 
nor for detachable sleeves. 

We have on hand a special flannel, 
Royal Purple, dyed particularly for 
teams connected with the Order of 
Elks. While we do not recommend 
that this be made up solid color in suits, 
still it makes a beautiful 
combination as trimming on 
white flannel, and we are 
making these uniforms now 
in that way in our Nos. 0, i 
and 2 qualities only. 





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Spalding Base Ball Shirts (Separate) 

No. 0. ''The Spalding" Shirt, 

any style, with name of club, $6.00 
No. 1, "University" Shirt, any 

style, with name of club, $5.00 
No. 2. " Interscholastic " Shirt, 

any style, with name of club, $4.00 
No. 3. " Club Special" Shirt, any 

style, with name of club, $2.75 
No. 4. "Amateur Special" Shirt, 

any style, with name of club, $2.00j 
No. 5. "Junior " Shirt, ai 

style, with name of club, $1.50( 




TAPE BOTTOM. 

No. 0. 
No. 1. 
No. 2. 
No. 3. 
No. 4. 
No. 5. 



Spalding Base Ball 
Pants (Separate) 

'The Spalding" Pants, any style. Pair, $6.00 
'University" Pants, any style. " 5.00 

'Interscholastic" Pants, any style. " 3.75 
'Club Special" Pants, any style. " 2.75 
'Amateur Special" Pants, padded. " 2.00 
'Junior" Pants, padded. " 1.50 



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BASKET BALL 




No. M. "Official 



Officially adopted and 
must be used in all 
match games. The 
cover is made in eight 
sections, with capless 
ends and of the finest 
and most carefully se- 
lected pebble grain 
leather. The bladder 
is made specially for 
this ball, of extra qual- 
ity Para rubber. Each 
ball packed complete, 
in sealed box, and guar- 
anteed perfect in every 
detail. 

Baskets Ball. 



Each, $5.00 



Extracts from Official Rule Book 



RULE IL— BALL 
Sec. 3. The ball made by 
A. G. Spalding & Bros, shall 
be the official ball. Official balls 
will be stamped as herewith, 
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be used in all match games. dJ be used in all match games. 



RULE in.-GOALS. 
Sec. 3. The goal made by 
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Spalding Boxing Gloves 




Above illustrates the patent palm lacing and patent palm grip 
with which all out "Corbett pattern" gloves are equipped. With 
these improvements we believe our line is absolutely the finest on 
the market. The patent palm lacing insuring a snug fit at all 
times is a very valuable feature, and the patent palm grip, we 
know, will be appreciated by those who want gloves that are up- 
to-date in every particular. Used by all the champions. 

CORBETT PATTERN 

Prices: $2.00, $2.50. $3.00, $3.25, $4.00, $4.50 per set. 

REGULAR PATTERN 
Prices: $1.00, $1.50 per set. 

For complete description of Spalding Boxing Gloves 

send for Spalding's complete catalogue of athletic 

sports; mailed free to any address. 

"How to Become, a Boxer." The best book of instruction ever 
published. Numerous full page illustrations taken from actual 
life. Picturer, of all the prominent boxers. Price 10 cents. 



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were won by A. G. SPALDING & BROS, at the Louisiana 

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Patent Striking Bags 



Are made of the best ma- 
terials in their respective 
grades and finished carefully 
and substantially. The blad- 
ders used are all fully guaran- 
teed. All bags equipped with 
"ball and lace" fastening. 

Single End Bags 

Prices: $i.oo, $1.50, $2.00, 

$2.50, $3.00, $4.00, $5.00, 

$5.50, $7-00. 

Double End Bags 

Prices: $1.00, $1.50, $2.00, 

$2.50, $3.00, $3.50, $4.00, 

$5.00. 

For complete description of Spald- 
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ing's Catalogue of all Athletic 
Sports; mailed free to any address. 

"How to Punch the Bag" 

By Young Corbett. Illustrated from photos showing 

the author at his training quarters, with description 

of all the blows. Fancy bag punching also included. 

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Intercollegiate Foot Ball 



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WE have spared no expense in making this ball perfect in 
every detail, and offer it as the finest foot ball ever pro- 
duced. Each ball is thoroughly tested, packed in a sepa- 
rate box and sealed, so that our customers are guaranteed a 
perfect ball inside when same is received with seal unbroken. A 
polished and nickel-plated brass foot ball inflater and lacing 
needle will be packed with each Intercollegiate foot ball without 
extra charge. Used exclusively by all the leading universities, 
colleges and athletic associations without exception. 

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SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY 

Spalding's Athletic Library is devoted to all athletic sports and pas- 
times, indoor and outdoor, and is the recognized American cyclopedia of 
sport. Each book is complete in itself; ant! those sports which are gov- 
erned by National Associations always designate Spalding's Athletic 
Library as the official publication. This gives to each book the official 
authority to contain the rules. Each year the books are brought up to 
date, with the latest rules, new ideas, new pictures and valuable informa- 
tion, thus making the series the most valuable of its kind in the world. 
The price, 10 cents per copy, places them in the reach of all, and no one's 
library can be complete unless all numbers are found therein. 




No. 12-Association Foot Ball 

Contains valuable information, diagrams of play, and rules for both 
the Gaelic and Association styles of play. Price 10 cents. 

No. 13-Howto Play Hand Ball 

By the world's champion, Michael Egan, 
of Jersey City. This book has been re- 
written and brought up to date in every 
particular. Every play is thoroughly ex- 
plained by text and diagram. The 
numerous illustrations consist of full 
pages made from photographs of 
Champion Egan, showing him in all his 
characteristic attitudes. Price 10 cents. 

No. f4-Curling 

History of the sport; diagram of curling rink; rules for curling; dia- 
grams of play. Price 10 cents. 

No. 23-Canoeing 

By C. Bowyer Vaux. Paddling, sailing, cruising and racing canoes 
and their uses; canoeing and camping. Price 10 cents. 

No. 27-College Athletics 

M. C. Murphy, the well-known athletic 
trainer, now with Yale University, the 
author of this book, has written it especi- 
ally for the schoolboy and college man, 
but it is invaluable for the athlete who 
wishes to excel in any branch of athletic 
sport. The subjects comprise the follow- 
ing articles: Training, starting, sprint- 
ing ; how to train for the quarter, half, 

mile and longer distances; walking; high and broad jumping; hurdling; 

pole vaulting; throwing the hammer. Illustrated. Price 10 cents. 




No. 29-Exercising With 
Pulley Weights 

By Dr. Henry S. Anderson, instructor 
in heavy gymnastics Yale gymnasium, 
Anderson Normal School, Chautauqua 
University. In conjunction with a chest 
machine anyone with this book can be- 
come perfectly developed. Contains all 
the various movements necessary to be- 
come proficient and of well-developed physique. Price 10 cents. 





No. 40-Archery 

By J. S. Mitchel. An introductory 
chapter on the use of the bow and ai-row; 
archery of the present day; the bow and 
how to use it, with practical illustrations 
on the right and wrong method of aiming. 
Price 10 cents. 



No. 55-Official Sporting Rules 

Contains rules not found in other publications for the government of 
many sports: rules for wrestling, cross-country running, shuffleboard, 
skating, snowshoeing, quoits, potato racing, professional racing, rac- 
quets, pigeon flying, dog racing, pistol and revolver shooting. Price 10 
cents. 

No.87-Athletic Primer 

Edited by James E. Sullivan, Secretary- 
Treasurer of the Am.ateur Athletic Union; 
tells how to organize an athletic club, how 
to conduct an athletic meeting, and gives 
rules for the government of athletic meet- 
ings; contents also include directions for 
building a track and laying out athletic 
grounds, and a*ery instructive article on 
training ; fully nlustrated with pictures of 
leading athletes in action. Price 10 cents. 




No* 102-Ground Tumbling 

By Prof. Henry Walter Worth, who was for years physical director of 
the Armour Institute of Technology. Any boy, by reading this book and 
following the instructions, which are drawn from life, can become a pro- 
ficient tumbler; all the various tricks explained. Price 10 cents. 



No. 104-The Grading of Gymnastic Exercises 

By G. M. Martin, Physical Director of the Y, M. C. A. of Youngstown. 
Ohio. It is a book that should be in the hands of every physical director 
of the Y. M. C. A., school, club, college, etc. The contents comprise: 
The place of the class in physical training; grading of exercises and sea- 
son schedules— grading of men, grading of exercises, season schedules 
for various classes, elementary and advanced classes, leaders, optional 
exercises, examinations, college and school work; calisthenic exercises, 
graded apparatus exercises and general massed class exercises. Nearly 
200 pages. Price 10 cents. 



No. 124-How to Become a 
Gymnast 

By Robert Stoll, of the New York A. C, 
^he American champion on the flying 
rings from 1885 to 1892. Any boy who 
frequents a gymnasium can easily follow 
the illustrations and instructions in this 
book and with a little practice become 
proficient on the horizontal and parallel 
bars, the trapeze or the "horse." Price 
10 cents. 

No. 128-How to Row 

By E. J. Giannini, of the New York A. 
C., one of America's most famous ama- 
teur oarsmen and champions. This book 
will instruct any one who is a lover of 
rowing how to become an expert. It is 
fully illustrated, showing how to hold the 
oars, the finish of the stroke and other 
information that will prove valuable to 
the beginner. Contains also the official 

laws of boat racing of the National Association of Amateur Oarsmen. 

Price 10 cents. 





No. 129-Water Polo 

By Gus Sundstrom, instructor at the 
New York A. C. It treats of every detail, 
the individual work of the players, the 
practice of the team, how to throw 
the ball, with illustrations and many valu- 
able hints. Price 10 cents. 



No. l35-~Ofncial Handbook 
of the A. A. U. of the United 
States 

The A. A. U. is the governing body of 
athletes in the United States of America, 
and all games must be held under its rules, 
which are exclusively published in this 
handbook, and a copy should be in the 
hands of every athlete and every club 
officer in America. This book contains the official rules for running, 
jumping, weight throwing, hurdling, pole vaulting, swimming, boxing, 
wrestling, etc., and is an encyclopedia in itself. Price 10 cents. 

No. J36-Ofncial Y. M. C. A. Handbook 

Edited by G. T. Hepbron, the well-known athletic authority. It contains 
the official rules governing all sports under the jurisdiction of the Y. M. 
C. A., a complete report of the physical directors' conference, official 
Y. M. C. A. scoring tables, pentathlon rules, many pictures of the lead- 
ing Y. M. C. A. athletes of the country, official Y. M. C. A. athletic 
rules, constitution and by-laws of the Athletic League of Y. M. C. A., all 
around indoor test, volley ball rules; illustrated. Price 10 cents. 

No. (38-Of¥1cial Croquet Guide 

Contains directions for playing, diagrams of important strokes, descrip- 
tion of grounds, instructions for the beginner, terms used in the game, 
and the official playing rules. Price 10 cents. 



No. I40-Wrestling 

Catch as catch can style. By E. H. Hitchcock, M. D., of Cornell, and 
R. F. Nelligan, of Amherst College. The book contains nearly seventy 
illustrations of the different holds, photographed especially and so de- 
scribed that anybody who desires to become expert in wrestling can with 
little effort learn every one. Price 10 cents. 

No. 142-Physical Training Simplified 

By Prof. E. B. Warman, the well-known physical culture expert. Is a 
complete, thorough and practical book where the whole man is consid- 
ered—brain and body. By following the instructions no apparatus is 
required. The book is adapted for both sexes. The exercises comprise 
directions as follows: how to stand; how to sit; how to rest; breathing; 
exercises for the fingers, wrists, elbows, shoulders, neck, hips, knees, 
ankles; a word about the muscles; the arms and thighs; shoulders and 
chest; waist; sides; back and abdomen; bowing; bending; twisting; the 
liver squeezer, etc., etc. Fully illustrated. Price 10 cents. 




No. 143 -Indian Clubs and 
Dumb-Bells 

Two of the most popular forms of home 
or gymnasium exercise. This book is 
written by America's amateur champion 
club swinger, J. H. Dougherty. It is 
clearly illustrated, by which any novice 
can become an expert. Price 10 cents. 

No. 149-The Care of the Body 

A book that all who value health should read and follow its instruc- 
tions By Prof E B Warman, the well known lecturer and authority on 
physical culture. The subject is thoroughly treated, as a glance at the 
following small portion of the contents shows: _ An all-around athlete; 
muscular Christianity; eating; diet-various opinions; bill of fare for 
brain workers: bill of fare for muscle-makers; what to eat and drink; a 
simple diet; an opinion on brain food; why is food required? drinking wa- 
ter; nutrition-how food nourishes the body; a day s food, how used; 
constituents of a day's ration-beefsteak, potatoes bread, butter, water; 
germs of disease, etc. Price 10 cents. 

No. 154-Field Hockey 

To those in need of vigorous and health- 
ful out-of-doors exercise, this game is 
recommended highly. Its healthful at- 
tributes are manifold and the interest of 
player and spectator alike is kept active 
throughout the progress of the game. 
The game is prominent in the sports at 
Vassar, Smith, Wellesley. Bryn Mawr and 
other leading colleges. Price 10 cents. 




No. (56-The Athlete's Guide 

How to become an athlete. It contains 
full instructions for the beginner, telling 
how to sprint, hurdle, jump and throw 
weights, general hints on training; in fact, 
this Ijook is one of the most complete on 
the subject that has ever appeared. 
Special chapters contain valuable advice 
to beginners and important A. A. U. rules 
and their explanations, while the pictures 
comprise many scenes showing champions in action. Price 10 cents. 




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No. (57-How to Play Lawn 
Tennis 

A complete description of lawn tennis; 
a lesson for beginners and directions tel- 
ling how to make the most important 
strokes; styles and skill of the experts; the 
American twist service; how to build and 
keep a court. Illustrated from photographs 
of leading players in action. Price 10 cents. 



No. 158-lndoor and Outdoor Gymnastic Games 

Without question one of the best books of its kind ever published. 
Compiled by Prof. A. M. Chesley, the well-known Y. M. C. A. physical 
director. It is a book that will prove valuable to indoor and outdoor gym- 
nasiums, schools, outings and gatherings where there are a number to be 
amused. The games described comprise a list of 120, divided into several 
groups. Price 10 cents. 

No. 161-Ten Minutes' Exer- 
cise for Busy Men 

By Dr. Luther Halsey Gulick, super- 
intendent of physical training in the New 
York public schools. Anyone who is look- 
ing for a concise and complete course of 
physical education at home would do well 
to procure a copy of this book. Ten 
minutes' work as directed is exercise any- 
one can follow. It already has had a large 
sale and has been highly commended by all who have followed its in- 
structions. Nearly 100 pages of illustrations and 100 of text. Price 10 cents. 





No. 162-How to Become a 
Boxer 

For many years books have been issiied 
on the art of boxing, but it has remained 
for us to arrange a laook that we think is 
sure to fill all demands. It contains over 
70 pages of illustrations showing all the 
latest blows, posed especially for this book 
under the supervision of one of the best 
instructors of boxing in the United States, 
who makes a specialty of teaching and 
who knows how to impart his knowledge. They are so arranged that 
anyone can easily become a proficient boxer. The book also contains 
pictures of all the well known boxers. A partial list of the 200 pages of 
the book include: A history of boxing; how to box; the correct position; 
the hands; clenching the fist; the art of gauging distance; the first 
principles of hitting; the elements of defence; feinting; knockout blows; 
the chin punch; the blow under the ear; the famous solar plexus knock- 
out; the heart blow; famous blows and their originators: Fitzsimmons' 
contribution; the McCoy corkscrew; the kidney punch; the liver punch; 
the science of boxing; proper position of hand and arm; left hook to 
face; hook to the jaw; how to deliver the solar plexus; correct delivery 
of a right uppercut; blocking a right swing and sending a right uppercut 
to chin; blocking a left swing and sending a left uppercut to chin; the 
side step; hints on training, diet and breathing; how to train; rules for 
boxing. Price 10 cents. 




No. 165-The Art of Fencing 

This is a new book by Regis and Louis 
Senac, of New York, famous instructors 
and leading authorities on the subject. 
Messrs. Senac give in detail how every 
move should be made, and tell it so clearly 
that anyone can follow the instructions. 
It is illustrated with sixty full page pic- 
tures, posed especially for this book. 
Price 10 cents. 




No. 166-How to Swing In- 
dian Clubs 

By Prof. E. B. Warman, the well-known 
exponent of physical culture. The most 
complete work on this special subject ever 
issued. By following the directions care- 
fully anyone can become an expert. Price 
10 cents. 




No. 167-Quoits 

By M. W. Deshong. The need of a book 

on this interesting game has been felt by 
many who wished to know the fine points 
and tricks used by the experts. Mr. 
Deshong explains them, with illustrations, 
so that a novice can readily understand. 
Price 10 cents. 



No. I70-Push Ball 

Played with an air-inflated ball 6 feet in diameter, weighing about 
50 pounds. A side consists of eleven men. This book contams the official 
rules and a sketch of the game; illustrated. Price 10 cents. 



No- I 7 l-Basket Ball for 
Women 

Edited by Miss Senda Berenson, of Smith 
College. Contains the rules for basket ball 
for women as adopted by the conference on 
physical training, held in June, 1899, at 
Springfield, Mass., and articles on the fol- 
lowing subjects: Psychological effects of 
basket ball for women, by Dr. Luther 
H. Gulick, superintendent of physical 
training in the schools of Greater New York; physiological effects of 
basket ball by Theodore Hough, Ph. D. ; significance of basket ball for 
women, by Senda Berenson; relative merit of the Y. M C A. rules and 
women's rules, by Augusta Lane Patrick; practical side of basket ball, 
bv Ellen Emerson, B. K.. Agnes Childs, A. B., Fanny Garrison A B.; 
A Plea for Basket Ball, by Julie Ellsbee Sullivan, Teachers College, 
New York; diagram of field, showing position of team; illustrated with 
many pictures of basket ball teams. Price 10 cents. 




No. 174-Distance and Cross 
Country Running 

By George Orton, the famous University 
of Pennsylvania runner. Tells how to be- 
come proficient at the quarter, half, mile, 
the longer distances, and cross-country 
running and steeplechasing, with instruc- 
tions for training and schedules to be ob- 
served when preparing for a contest. 
Illustrated with numerous pictures of 

leading athletes in action, with comments by the editor on the good and 

bad points shown. Price 10 cents. 




No. 177-How to Swim 

By J. H. Sterrett, the leading authority 
on swimming in America. The instruc- 
tions will interest the expert as well as the 
novice; the illustrations were made from 
photographs especially posed, showing the 
swimmer in clear water; a valuable feature 
is the series of "land drill" exercises for 
the beginner, which is illustrated by many 
drawings. The contents comprise: A plea 
for education in swimming; swimming as an exercise and for develop- 
ment; land drill exercises; plain swimming; best methods of learning: 
the breast stroke; breathing; under-arm side stroke; scientific strokes— 
over-arm side stroke: double over-arm or "trudgeon" stroke; touch- 
ing and turning; training for racing; ornamental swimming; floating; 
diving; running header; back dive; diving feet foremost; the propeller; 
marching on the water; swimming on the back; amateur swimming 
rules; amateur plunging rules,. Price 10 cents. 





No. 178-How to Train for 
Bicycling 

Gives methods of the best riders when 
training for long or short distance races; 
hints on training. Revised and up-to-date 
in every particular. Price 10 cents. 



No. 180-Ring Hockey 

A new game for the gymnasium, invented by Dr. J. M. Vorhees of 
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, that has sprung into instant popularity ; as 
exciting as basket ball. This book contains official rules. Price 10 cents. 



No. 182-AII-Around Athletics 

Gives in full the method of scoring the All-Around Championship, 
giving percentage tables showing what each man receives for each per- 
formance in each of the ten events. It contains as well instructive articles 
on how to train for the All-Around Championship. Illustrated with many 
pictures of champions in action and scenes at all-around meets. Price 
10 cents. 



No. 185-Health Hints 

A series of articles by Prof. E. B. Warraan, the well known lecturer and 
authority on physical culture. Prof. Warman treats very interestingly 
of health influenced by insulation; health influenced by underwear; 
health influenced by color ; exercise, who needs it ? Price 10 cents. 



No. 187-How to Play Roller Polo 

Edited by J. C. Morse. A full description of the game ; official rules ; 
pictures of teams ; other articles of interest. Price 10 cents. 



No. 188-Lawn Hockey, Tether Tennis, Coif Cro- 
quet, Volley Ball, Hand Tennis, Garden Hockey, 
Parlor Hockey, Badminton 

Containing the rules for each game. Illustrated. Price 10 cents. 



No. 189-Rules for Games 

Compiled by Jessie H. Bancroft, director of physical training, depart- 
ment of education. New York City. These games are intended for use 
at recesses, and all but the team games have been adapted to large 
classes. Suitable for children from three to eight years, and include a 
great variety, divided under the general heads of ball games, bean bag 
games, circle games, singing and miscellaneous games. Price 10 cents. 



No. lOI-How to Punch the 
Bag 

By W. H. Roth well ("Young Corbett"), 
champion featherweight of the world. 
This book is undoubtedly the best treatise 
on bag punching that has ever been 
printed. Every variety of blow used in 
training is shown and explained. The 
pictures comprise thirty-three full page 
reproductions of Young Corbett as he appears while at work in his train- 
ing quarters. The photographs were taken by our special artist and can- 
not be seen in any other publication than Spalding's Athletic Library No. 
191. Fancy bag punching is treated by a well known theatrical bag 
puncher, who shows the latest tricks. Price 10 cents. 




No. 193-How to Play Basket 
Ball 

By G. T. Hepbron, editor of the Official 
Basket Ball Guide. Contains full instruc- 
tions for players, both for the •xpert and 
the novice, duties of officials, and specially 
posed full page pictures showing the cor- 
rect and incorrect methods of playing. 
The demand for a book of this character 
is fully satisfied in this publication, as 
many points are included which could not be incorporated in the annual 
publication of the Basket Ball Guide for want of room. Price 10 cents. 




No. 194-Racquets, Squash- 
Racquets and Court Tennis 

The need of an authoritative handbook 
at a popular price on these games is filled 
by this book. How to play each game is 
thoroughly explained, and all the difficult 
strokes shown by special photographs 
taken especially for this book. Contains 
the official rules for each game, with 
photographs of well known courts. Price 10 cents. 





No.lQS-OfTicial Roque Guide 

The official publication of the National 
Roque Association of America. Edited by 
Prof. Charles Jacobus, ex-champion. Con- 
tains a description of the courts and their 
construction, diagrams of the field, illustra- 
tions, rules and valuable information con- 
cerning the game of roque. Price 10 cents. 




No. 1 99-Equestrian Polo 
Guide 

Compiled by H. L. FitzPatrick of the 
New York Sun. Illustrated with portraits 
of leading players and contains most useful 
information for polo players in relation to 
playing the game, choosing of equipment 
and mounts; contains the official rules and 
handicaps of the National Association. 
Price 10 cents. 



No. 200-Dunib-Bells 

This is undoubtedly the best work on 
dumb-bells that has ever been offered. 
The author, Mr. G. Bojus, of New York 
City, was formerly superintendent of phy- 
sical culture in the Elizabeth (N.J.) public 
schools, instructor at Columbia University, 
instructor for four years at the Columbia 
summer school, and is now proprietor of the 
Liberty Street Gymnasium, at 121 Liberty 
Street, New York City. The book contains 200 photographs of all the 
various exercises, with the instructions in large, readable type. It should 
be in the hands of every teacher and pupil of physical culture, and is in- 
valuable for home exercise as well. Price 10 cents. 




No. 201-Lacrosse-From Candidate to Team 

By William C. Schmeisser, captain Johns Hopkins Univei-sity champion 
intercollegiate lacrosse team of 1902 ; edited by Ronald T. Abercrombie, 
ex-captain and coach of Johns Hopkins University lacrosse team, 1900-1904. 
Every position is thoroughly explained in a most simple and concise man- 
ner, rendering it the best manual of the game ever published. Illustrated 
with numerous snapshots of important plays. Price 10 cents. 




No. 202-How to Play Base 
Ball 

Edited by T. H. Murnane. New and re- 
vised edition. Contents: How to become a 
batter, by Napoleon Lajoie, James Collins, 
Hugh Jennings and Jesse Tannehill; how 
to run the bases, by Jack Doyle and Frank 
L. Chance; advice to base runners, by 
James E. Sullivan, Secretary-Treasurer 
u.n V "n u ,»TTr in ,A-A-^-' ^^^ *° become a good pitcher, 

by Cy Young, Rube" Waddell and Bert Cunningham; on curve pitchine- 
by Cy Young, James J. Callahan, Frank Donahue, Vic Willis, William' 
Dmeen and Charley Nichols; how to become a good catcher by Eddie 
Phelps, Wilham Sullivan and M. J. Kittridge; how to play first base by 
Hugh Jennmgs; how to play second base, by Napoleon Lajoie and William 
Gleason; how to play third base, by James Collins and Lave Cross- how 
to play shortstop, by Herman Long; how to play the infield, by Charles 
A. Comiskey; how to play the outfield, by Fred Clarke; the earmarks 
ot a ball player, by John J. McGraw; good advice for players; how to 
organize a team; how to manage a team; how to score a game; how to 
umpire a game; base ball rules interpreted for boys. Price 10 cents 



No, 204-OfTicial 




one interested the book is 



Intercollegiate A.A.A. Handbook 

Contains constitution, by-laws, laws of 
athletics, and rules to govern the award- 
ing of the championship cup of the In- 
tercollegiate Athletic Association of 
Amateur Athletes of America, the govern- 
ing body in college athletics. Contains 
official mtercollegiate records from 1876 
to 1904, with the winner's name and time 
in each event, list of points won by each 
college, and list of officers of the associa- 
tion from 1889 to 1904, inclusive. To any- 
nvaluable as a record. Price 10 cents. 



No. 205-Ofncial Handbook of the Public Schools 
Athletic League 

This is the official handbook of the Public Schools Athletic League, 
which embraces all the public schools of Greater New York. It contains 
the official rules that govern all the contests of the league, and consti- 
tution, by-laws and officers. Edited by Dr. Luther Halsey Gulick super- 
intendent of physical education in the New York public schools, and 
Wm. C. J. Kelly, secretary of the league. Illustrated. Price 10 cents. 




No. 206-How to Play Coif 

No golfer should miss having a copy of 
this golf guide. Hari-y Vardon tells how 
to play game, with life-like illustrations 
showing the different strokes. The book 
also contains the revised official rules, offi- 
cial records, as well as pictures of many 
important players, and a directory giving 
name, address, membership and length of 
golf course of clubs in the United States. 
Price 10 cents. 




No. 207-Bowling on the 
Green; or, Lawn Bowls 

How to construct a green ; necessary equip- 
ment; how to play the game, and the offi- 
cial rules as promulgated by the Scottish 
Bowling Association. Edited by Mr. Jamea 
W. Greig. Illustrated. Price 10 cents. 



No. 208-Physical Education and Hygiene 

This is the fifth of the Physical Training series, by Prof. E. B. Warman 
(see Nos. 142, 149, 166 and 185). and a glance at the contents will show the 
variety of subjects : Chapter I— Basic principles ; longevity. Chapter II 
—Hints on eating ; food values ; the uses of salt. Chapter III— Medicinal 
value of certain foods. Chapter IV— The efficacy of sugar ; sugar, food 
for muscular work ; eating for strength and endurance ; fish as brain 
food ; food for the children. Chapter V— Digestibility ; bread ; appen- 
dicitis due to flour. Chapter VI— Hints on drinking— Water, milk, butter- 
milk, tea, coffee ; how to remain young. Chapter VII— Hints on bathing ; 
cold, hot, warm, tepid, salt, sun, air, Russian, Turkish, cabinet. Chapter 
VIII— Hints on breathing; breathlessness, heart strain, second wind, 
yawning, the art of yogi. Price 10 cents. 

No. 209-How to Become a Skater 

Contains advice for beginners; how to become a figure skater thor- 
oughly explained, with many diagrams showing how to do all the 
different tricks of the best figure skaters, including the Mohawk, with 
all its variations; Q's, forward and backward, inside and outside; the 
crosscuts, including the difficult Swedish style; inside and outside 
spins; the grapevine, with its numerous branches, and many other styles, 
which will be comparatively simple to any one who follows the directions 
given. Profusely illustrated with pictures of prominent skaters and 
numerous diagrams. Price 10 cents. 

No. 210-How to Play Foot Ball 

.Edited by Walter Camp. The contents embrace everything that a 
beginner wants to know and many points that an expert will be glad 
to learn. The pictures are made from snapshots of leading teams and in- 
dividual players in action, with comments by Walter Camp. Price 10 cents. 

No. 211 -Spalding's Official 
Foot Ball Guide 

Edited by Walter Camp. Contains the 
new rules, with diagram of field as newly 
arranged; special chapters on the game, 
foot ball for the spectator, All-America 
teams, as selected by leading authorities ; 
Middle West, Southern, Canadian foot 
ball, records, and pictures of all the prom- 
inent teams, embracing nearly 3,000 
players. Price 10 cents. 

No. 212-Offlcial Basket Ball 
Guide 

Edited by George T. Hepbron. Contains 
the revised official rules, decisions on dis- 
puted points, records of prominent teams, 
reports on the game from various parts 
of the country, and pictures of hundreds 
of players. The standard basket ball an- 
nual of the country. Price 10 cents. 





No, 213-285 Health Answers 

Contents: Necessity for exercise in the summer; three rules for bicy- 
chng; when going up-hill; sitting out on summer nights ventilating a 
bedroom; ventilating a house; how to obtain pure air, bathing salt 
water baths at home; a substitute for ice water; drinking ice water; to 
cure msomnia; asleep in two minutes; for those who ride wheels: summer 
outdoor exercise; profuse perspiration; danger of checking perspiration; 
dress, hot weather, etc., etc. Price 10 cents. 

No. 214-Craded Calisthenics and Dumb-Bell 
Drills 

By Albert B. Wegener, Physical Director Y. M. C. A., Rochester, N. Y. 
Ever since graded apparatus work has been used in gymnastics, the ne- 
cessity of having a mass drill that would harmonize with it has been felt. 
For years it has been the established custom in most gymnasiums of 
memorizing a set drill, never varied from one year's end to the other. 
Consequently the beginner was given the same kind and amount as the 
older member. With a view to giving uniformity the present treatise is 
attempted. Price 10 cents 

No. 215-lndoor Base Ball 

America's national game is now vieing with other indoor games as a 
winter pastime. This book contains the playing rules, pictures of leading 
teams, and interesting articles on the game. Price 10 cents. 

No. 216-How to Become a Bowler 

By S. Karpf, Secretary of the American Bowling Congress, and one 
of the best posted men on bowling in America. Contents: History of the 
sport; diagrams of effective deliveries; how to bowl; a few hints to be- 
ginners; American Bowling Congress; the national championships; how 
to build an alley; how to score; spares— how they are made. Rules for 
cocked hat, cocked hat and feather, quintet, battle game, nine up and 
nine down, head pin and four back, ten pins— head pin out, five back, the 
Newport game, ten pin head pin game, duckpin game, head pin game. 
Dayton candle (rubber neck) pin game. New England candle pin game. 
Illustrated with portraits of all the prominent bowlers. Price 10 cents. 

No. 217-Offlcial Athletic Al- 
manac 

Compiled by J. E. Sullivan, Chief Depart- 
ment Physical Culture, Louisiana Purchase 
Exposition, and Director Olympic Games, 
1904. The only annual publication now 
issued that contains a complete list of 
amateur best-on-records; complete inter- 
collegiate records; complete English re- 
cords from 1866; swimming records; inter- 
scholastic records; Irish, Scotch and Australasian records; reports of 
leading athletic meets; skating records; important athletic events and 
numerous photos of individual athletes and leading athletic teams. This 
year's issue is a special Olympic Games number and contains the only full 
account of the Olympic Games of 1904, and a review of Anthropological 
Days at the World's Fair stadium, being the first time on record where 
athletic events were contested in which savages were the exclusive par- 
ticipants, thus forming the first authoritative basis for a comparison 
between the abilities of the civilized athlete and the savage. Price 10 cents. 




No. 218-lce Hockey and Ice Polo 

Written by the most famous player in Canada, A. Farrell, of the 
Shamrock hockey team of Montreal. It contains a complete description 
of the game, its origin, points of a good player, and an instructive ar- 
ticle on how game is played, with diagrams and official rules. Illus- 
trated with pictures of leading teams. Price 10 cents. 




No. 219-Base 
tage Book 



Ball Percen- 



To supply a demand for a book which 
would show the percentage of clubs with- 
out recourse to the arduous work of figur- 
ing, the publishers of Spalding's Athletic 
Library have had Mr. John B. Foster, 
Sporting Editor of the New York Evening 
Telegram, compile a book which answers 
every requirement, and which has met 

with the greatest praise for its accuracy and simplicity. No follower of 

the game can afford to be without it. Price 10 cents. 



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No. 220-Ofncial Base Ball 
Guide 

Edited by Henry Chadwick, the "Father 
of Base Ball," the official publication of 
base ball. It contains a complete record 
of all leagues in America, pictures of 
teams, official rules and reviews of the 
game. The standard base ball annual of 
the country. Price 10 cents. 




No. 221-Spalding's Lawn 
Tennis Annual 

Contains official statistics, photographs 
of leading players, special articles on the 
game, review of important tournaments, 
official rules, handicapping rules and tab- 
les; list of fixtures for the current year and 
other valuable information. Price 10 cents. 




No. 222-Spalding's Official 
Cricket Guide 

Edited by Jerome Flannery. The most 
complete year book of the game that has 
ever been published in America. It con- 
tains all the records of the previous year, 
reports of special matches, official rules 
and pictures of all the leading teams and 
individual players. Price 10 cents. 



An Encyclopedia of Base Ball 

Attention is called to the following' ten numbers of Spalding's Athletic 
Library, embracing the greatest collection of books of instruction for 
playing the various positions in the game that has ever been published. 
These books are entirely new and up-to-date, and contain the latest 
methods of play, as only last season's star players were consulted in their 
compilation. Each number is complete in itself and is profusely illus- 
trated. Be sure and ask for Spalding's Athletic Library. Price 10 cents 
for each book. For detailed description see following numbers; 



No. 223-How to Bat 

The most important part of ball playing 
nowadays, outside of pitching, is batting. 
The team that can bat and has some good 
pitchers can win base ball games ; there- 
fore, every boy and young man who has, of 
course, already learned to catch, should 
turn his attention to this department of the 
game, and there is no better way of becom- 
ing proficient than by reading this book and 
then constantly practising the little tricks explained therein. It is full of 
good advice to batsmen, and many good batters will be surprised to find 
contained in it so many points of which they were unaware. Edited by 
Jesse F. Matteson of the Chicago American, and profusely illustrated. 
Price 10 cents. 




No. 224-How to Play the 
Outfield. 

Compiled especially for the young player 
who would become an expert. The best 
book on playing the outfield that has ever 
been published. There are just as many 
tricks to be learned, before a player can 
be a competent fielder, as there are in any 
other position on a nine, and this book ex- 
plains them all. Illustrated with numerous 
page pictures of leading outfielders. Price 10 cents. 




No. 225-How to Play First Base 



No other position on a ball team has 
shown such a change for the better, in 
recent years as first base. Modifications in 
line with the betterment of the sport in 
every department have been made at inter- 
vals, but in no other department have they 
been so radical. No boy who plays the 
initial sack can afford to overlook the points 
and hints contained in this book. Entirely 
new and up to date. Illustrated with full 
page pictures of all the prominent first basemen. Price 10 cents. 



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No. 226-How to Play Second Base 

There are so few men who can cover 
second base to perfection that their names 
can easily be called off by anyone who fol- 
lows the game of base ball. Team owners 
who possess such players would not part 
with them for thousands of dollars. These 
men have been interviewed and their ideas 
incorporated in this book for the especial 
benefit of boys who want to know the fine 
points of play at this point of the diamond. 
Illustrated with full page pictures. Edited 
by J. E. Wray, sporting editor Globe-Democrat, St. Louis. Price 10 cents. 






No. 227-How to Play Third Base 

Third base is, in some respects, the most 
important of the infield. No major league 
team has ever won a pennant without a 
great third baseman. Collins of the Boston 
Americans and Leach of Pittsburg are two 
of the greatest third basemen the game 
has ever seen, and their teams owe much 
of the credit for pennants they have won 
to them. These men in this book describe 
just how they play the position. Every- 
thing a player should know is clearly set 

forth and any boy will surely increase his chances of success by a careful 

reading of this book. Illustrated. Price 10 cents. 




No. 228-How to Play Short- 
stop 

Shortstop is one of the hardest positions 
on the infield to fill, and quick thought and 
quick action are necessary for a player 
who expects to make good as a shortstop. 
The views of every well known player who 
covers this position have been sought in 
compiling this book, and it is offered as be- 
ing the most complete book of its class ever 

produced. The boy who would excel at short needs to study it thoroughly. 

Illustrated. Price 10 cents. 




No. 229-How to Catch 

Undoubtedly the best book on catching: 
that has yet been published. Every boy 
who has hopes of being a clever catcher 
should read how well known players cover 
their position. Among the more noted 
ones who describe their methods of play in 
this book are Lou Criger of the Boston 
Americans, Johnnie Kling of the Chicago 
Nationals and Jack O'Connor of the St. 

Louis Browns. The numerous pictures in the book comprise those of all 

the noted catchers in the big leagues. Price 10 cents. 





No. 230-How to Pitch 

A new, up-to-date book. Published for 
the first time this year. No boy can afford 
to be without a copy of it. Edited by John 
B. Foster of the Evening Telegram (New 
York). The object of this book is to aid 
the beginners who aspire to become clever 
twirlers, and its contents are the practical 
teaching of men who have reached the top 
as pitchers, and who have had experience, 
both as members of the best clubs playing 
base ball and as contenders against teams 
that have enjoyed national reputations. Cy Young, the famous Boston 
American pitcher, whose steadiness in the box is proverbial, gives advice 
on control of the ball and tells what a boy should do to obtain it; Sam 
Leever of the Pittsburgs shows how to pitch the outcurve; William Di- 
neen of the Boston Americans tells how to pitch an inshoot; Thomas 
Hughes gives hints on pitching the drop; Joe McGinnity, the "iron man," 
of the New York Nationals, explains how he uses his successful raise 
ball and his famous "cross fire"; Christy Mathewson, the pride of the 
New York Polo Grounds, discusses the body swing; Frank Hahn, who is 
left-handed, has something of interest to those who use that member; 
John J. McGraw, New York Giants' brilliant manager, discourses on the 
pitcher as a fielder, and as he started in his base ball career as a twirler, 
his advice has grounds for attention; Al Orth, the "curveless wonder," 
tells how to make a batter do what you want him to do; John Powell ex- 
plains how to act when runners are on bases; Charley Nichols, the former 
pitcher of the Boston Nationals and now manager of the St. Louis Na- 
tionals, describes the jump ball; Frank Sparks treats of change of pace, 
and Jack Chesbro, the star of the New York Americans' pitching corps, 
describes at length the "spit" ball, of which he is so famous an exponent. 
The book is profusely illustrated. Price 10 cents. 

No. 231- How to Coach; How to Captain a Team; 
How to Manage a Team; How to Umpire: How 
to Organize a League. 

A useful guide to all who are interested 
in the above subjects. Jimmy Collins, 
manager-captain of the Boston Americans, 
writes on coaching; M. J. Kelly of the St. 
Paul champions, on captaining; Al Buck- 
enberger of the Boston Nationals, on 
managing; Frank Dwyer of the American 
League staff, on umpiring: Fred Lake on 
minor leagues, and the editor of the book, 
T. H. Murnane, President of the New 
England League, on how to organize a league. Price 10 cents. 

No. 232-How to Run the Bases 

The importance of base running as a 
scientific feature of the national game is 
becoming more and more recognized each 
year. Besides being spectacular, feats of 
base stealing nearly always figure in the 
winning of a game. Many a close contest 
i s decided on the winning of that little strip 
of 90 feet which lies between cushions. 
When hits are few and the enemy's pitchers 
steady, it becomes incumbent on the op- 
posing team to get around the bases in 
some manner. Effective stealing not only increases the effectiveness of 





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the team by advancing its runners without wasting hits, but it serves 
to materially disconcert the enemy and frequently has caused an entire 
opposing club to temporarily lose its poise and throw away the game. 
This book gives clear and concise directions for excelling as a base runner; 
tells when to run and when not to do so ; how and when to slide ; team 
work on the bases ; in fact, every point of the game is thoroughly ex- 
plained. In addition such clever men as Harry Bay, the fleet footed 
Clevelander; Frank Chance, Bill Dahlen and Hans Wagner describe their 
methods of action. Illustrated with pictures of leading players. Price 
10 cents. 

No. 233— Jiu Jitsu 

A complete description of this famous Japanese system of self-defence. 
Each move thoroughly explained and illustrated wjth numerous full page 
pictures of Messrs. A. Minami and K. Koyama, two of the most famous 
exponents of the Jiu Jitsu in America, who posed especially for this 
book. Be sure and ask for the Spalding Athletic Library book on Jiu 
Jitsu. Price 10 cents. 



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department stores, athletic and sporting 

goods dealers and newsdealers. 



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